For thee, O dear country
by Bernard of Cluny · translated by John Mason Neale
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 424.
Verse 1
For thee, O dear country, Mine eyes their vigils keep; For very love beholding Thy holy name, they weep.
Verse 2
O one, O only mansion! O Paradise of joy! Where tears are ever banish’d And smiles have no alloy;
Verse 3
With jasper glow thy bulwarks, Thy streets with emeralds blaze; The sardius and the topaz Unite in thee their rays;
Verse 4
The cross is all thy splendor, The Crucified thy praise; His laud and benediction Thy ransom’d saints shall raise;
Verse 5
O sweet and blessed country, The home of God’s elect! O sweet and blessed country That eager hearts expect!