Hi

Easily fixed just copied and pasted..... If any one REALLY wants the tune I'll do it from memory.

slainte

alison

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Subject: RE: Lyrics For From: Ferrara Date: 02-Dec-98 - 10:30 AM

Hi. Love this thread. The second song about Jerusalem is called The Holy City. We sang it for an assembly in 7th grade, and later I played it as a violin solo. Didn't think I'd ever forget the words, but had to look it up to get the whole thing. Found it here, but no tune:

http://www.magick.net/~action/lyrics.htm#holy

THE HOLY CITY
Original score
Copyright 1892 PD (5:29)

Last night I lay a-sleeping, there came a dream so fair;
I stood in old Jerusalem, beside the temple there;
I heard the children singing, and ever as they sang,
Me-thought the voice of angels from heav'n in answer rang
Me-thought the voice of angels from heav'n in answer rang.

Chorus
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
Lift up your gates and sing
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna to your King!

And then me-thought my dream was changed,
the streets no longer rang,
Hush'd were the glad Hosannas the little children sang,
The sun grew dark with mystery,
the morn was cold and chill,
As the shadow of a cross arose upon a lonely hill,
As the shadow of a cross arose upon a lonely hill.

Chorus
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
Lift up your gates and sing*
Hosanna in the highest,
Hosanna to your King!

And once again the scene was chang'd,
new earth there seem'd to be!
I saw the holy city beside the tideless sea;
The light of God was on its street;
the gates were open wide;
That all who would might enter in, and no one was denied.
No need of moon or stars by night, nor 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.

Chorus
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
Sing for the night is o'er,
Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna forever more!

Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna forever more


* -- I remember this line as "Hark how the Angels sing," but my memory is notorious....

If anyone's interested I'll try to hum the tune into the keyboard or something. No I don't do ABCMus and may have time to learn it around August 2002.