In That City

O’er death’s sea

in yon blest ci­ty

There’s a home for ev­ery­one;

Purchased with a price most cost­ly

’Twas the blood of God’s dear Son.

In that ci­ty—bright ci­ty

Soon with loved ones I shall be;

And with Je­sus live for­ev­er

In that ci­ty be­yond death’s sea.

Here we’ve no ab­id­ing ci­ty

Mansions here will soon de­cay;

But that ci­ty God’s built firm­ly

It can nev­er pass away.

I have loved ones in that ci­ty

Those who left me years ago;

They with joy are wait­ing for me

Where no fare­well tears e’er flow.

T’ward that pure and ho­ly ci­ty

Oft my long­ing eyes I cast;

Jesus whis­pers sweet­ly to me

Heav’n is yours when earth is past.

Jesus has pre­pared a man­sion

Just be­yond death’s chill­ing tide;

There we’ll go and live for­ev­er

With the pure and sanc­ti­fied.