To The New Jerusalem - Sacred Harp, Arr. Mathew Culloton (Cantabo)

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To The New Jerusalem - Sacred Harp,  Arr. Mathew Culloton.
Cantabo performed this at United Bethel in Plain City Ohio in 2024.

Text:
I’m on my journey home to the new Jerusalem, So fare thee well, I am goin’ home.
1.Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone, He whom I fix my hopes upon;
His track I see, and I’ll pursue, the narrow way till Him I view.
2.The way the holy prophets went, the road that leads from banishment,
The King’s highway of holiness I’ll go, for all His paths are peace.
3.Then will I tell to sinners ‘round what a dear Savior I have found;
I’ll point to Thy redeeming blood, and say; “Behold, the way to God!”
4.Lo! Glad I come, and Thou, blest Lamb, shall take me to the “Great I AM!”
Nothing but sin have I to give, nothing but love shall I receive.

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The Historic Faith · Hymn Companion

To The New Jerusalem

Words by John Cennick; refrain anonymous/traditionalMusic by William Walker (tune, attributed/arranged)Written 1743 (text); 1835 (tune)Tune NEW JERUSALEM

Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone,
He whom I fix my hopes upon;
His track I see, and I'll pursue
The narrow way till him I view.

I'm on my journey home to the New Jerusalem,
So fare thee well, I am going home.

The way the holy prophets went,
The road that leads from banishment,
The King's highway of holiness
I'll go, for all his paths are peace.

Then will I tell to sinners round
What a dear Savior I have found;
I'll point to thy redeeming blood,
And say, "Behold the way to God!"

Lo! glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb,
Shalt take me to the Great I AM!
Nothing but sin have I to give,
Nothing but love shall I receive.

Story Behind the Song

The stanzas beginning “Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone” are by John Cennick, the eighteenth-century Methodist and Moravian evangelist. In the American shape-note tradition the text was joined to the tune NEW JERUSALEM, associated with William Walker’s Southern Harmony and later carried in The Sacred Harp. The refrain “I’m on my journey home to the New Jerusalem” reflects the revival and folk-hymn style in which the song became widely sung.

Scripture

Found In

The Sacred Harp, The Southern Harmony