The City

Let us climb on up that mountain
To the city up on high
It's the one we've heard of spoken
Who's glory fills the skies
Won't you come and travel with me up that road
And we'll walk in through her doors
Where our hearts will fill with wonder and awe
In the presence of the Lord

Well, her walls are made of jasper
And each gate a shining pearl
She's built on precious stones that are
Unrivaled in this world
We will walk the streets of gold along the river
That runs through Middletown
And the water from her fountain makes you young
Every time you drink it down

So lay down your worries
Hurry now, come with me
How my heart is longing for home

Well they say the road is narrow
And the way is mighty steep
So most folks always travel better roads
But they never reach the peak
As for me, I want to scale that mountaintop
And there's One who is my Guide
He will lead me to the city where He's built
A house for me inside

And when we finally reach that city
And join in the wedding feast
We will eat and drink together there
From the greatest to the least
And they say the least will be the first ones in
And they'll have the honored seats
And there'll be no more tears or sorrow there
But our joy will never cease

So lay down your worries
Hurry now, come with me
How my heart is longing for home
How my heart is longing
Lord, to hear You call me
How my heart is longing
For home

My heart it longs for home
My heart it longs for home
And I can almost see it now
So give away your riches
You can't take them where we go
We're going home
Lay down all your heavy burdens
And take up a lighter load
We're going home
And I can almost see that city now
We're on our way home