Jerusalem my Happy Home [Complete Hymn with Lyrics]

The hymn entitled ‘Jerusalem my Happy Home‘ is one of the popular Catholic Lent/Burial hymns which is used in Christian communities during worship. Catholic faithful use this hymn as one of the hymns for Mass and other liturgical celebrations. You will find below the lyrics of this hymn.

Jerusalem my Happy Home Lyrics

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1. Jerusalem my happy home,

When shall I come to thee?

When shall my sorrows have an end?

Thy joys when shall I see?

2. O happy harbour of the saint!

O sweet and pleasant soil!

In thee no sorrow may be found,

No grief, no care, no toil.

3. In thee no sickness may be seen,

No hurt, no ache, no sore;

In thee there is no dread of death,

But life for every more.

4. No dampish mist is seen in thee,

No cold nor darksome night;

There every soul shines as the sun;

There God himself gives light.

5. There lust and lucre cannot dwell

There envy bears no sway;

There is no hunger, heat, nor cold,

But pleasure every way.

6. Jerusalem, Jerusalem

God grant I once may see

Thy endless joys, and of the same

Partaker aye may be!

7. Thy wall are made of precious stones,

Thy bulwarks diamonds square;

Thy gates are of right orient pearl;

Exceeding rich and rare.

8. Thy turrets and thy pinnacle

With carbuncles do shine;

Thy very streets are paved with gold,

Surpassing clear and fine.

9. Thy houses are of ivory,

Thy windows crystal clear;

Thy tiles are made of beaten gold

O God that I were there.

10. Within thy gates no thing doth come,

That is not passing clean,

No spider’s web, no dirt, no dust,

No filth may there be seen.

11. Ah, my sweet home, Jerusalem,

Would God I were in thee!

Would God my woes were at an end.

Thy joys that I might see!

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