Full Lyrics
[THE HOLY CITY]
CHORUS 1
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, lift up your gates and sing,
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna to your King.
CHORUS 2
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Hark! How the angels sing.
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna to your King.
VERSE 3
And once again the scene was changedNew earth there seemed to be,
I saw the Holy City Beside the tideless sea.
The light of God was on the streets, the gates were open wide,
And all who would might enter, and no one was denied.
No need of moon or stars by night, or sun to shine by day,
It was the new Jerusalem that would not pass away,
It was the new Jerusalem that would not pass away.
FINAL CHORUS
Jerusalem, Jerusalem Sing, for the night is o'er!
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna for ever more!
Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna for ever more!
[SOFTLY AND TENDERLY]
VERSE 1
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling for you and for me;
See, on the portals He's waiting and watching,
Watching for you and for me.
VERSE 2
Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
Pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not His mercies,
Mercies for you and for me?
REFRAIN
Come home, come home,
Ye who are weary come home.
Earnestly, tenderly Jesus is calling,
Calling, O sinner, come home!
VERSE 3
Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
Passing from you and from me;
Shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,
Coming for you and for me.
VERSE 4
Oh! for the wonderful love He has promised,
Promised for you and for me;
Tho' we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me.
