2. They stand, those halls of Zion,
All jubilant with song
And bright with many an angel
And all the martyr throng.
The Prince is ever in them;
The daylight is serene;
The pastures of the blessed
Are decked in glorious sheen.

3. There is the throne of David;
And there, from care released,
The shout of them that triumph,
The song of them that feast;
And they who with their Leader
Have conquered in the fight
Forever and forever
Are clad in robes of white.

4. O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country
That eager hearts expect!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest,
Who art, with God the Father
And Spirit, ever blest.

Hymn #613
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Revelation 21:18
Author: Bernard of Morlas, c. 1140, cento
Translated by: John M. Neale, 1849
Titled: "Urbs Sion aurea"
Composer: Alexander Ewing, 1853
Tune: "Ewing"