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H-227There Is A Habitation

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H-227There Is A Habitation

Hymnal: Hymns for Worship (Revised) (No. 227) · Tune: THERE IS A HABITATION · Meter: 7.6.7.6 with Chorus · Key: Eb Time: 4/4

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Heaven

Written By

  • Love H. Jameson, 1882

Composed By

  • James Holmes Rosecrans, 1882

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Words and Music Public Domain

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  1. Words and Music Public Domain

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Lyrics

Verse 1

There is a habitation,

Built by the living God

For all of every nation,

To seek that grand abode.

Verse 2

A city with foundations

Firm as the eternal throne,

No wars, no desolations,

Shall ever move a stone.

Verse 3

No night, is there no sorrow,

No death and no decay;

No yesterday, no morrow,

But one eternal day.

Verse 4

Within its pearly portals,

Angelic armies sing;

With glorified immortals,

The praises of its king.

Chorus

O Zion, Zion, I long thy gates to see;

O Zion, Zion, when shall I dwell with thee.

Scriptural Foundations

Preference: NASB 2020
  • The New Jerusalem

    10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

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Recommended by: Jim Duke

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