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Jerusalem, High Tower Thy Glorious Walls, Op. 89, No. 4c
Staff Notation • Sacred, Anthems
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Jerusalem, High Tower Thy Glorious Walls, Op. 89, No. 4c by Dudley Buck — Lyrics
1. Jerusalem! high tower thy glorious walls.
Would God I were in thee!
Desire of thee my longing heart enthrals,
Desire at home to be.
While from the world outleaping,
O'er hill, and vale, and plain,
My soul's strong wing is sweeping Thy portals to attain.
2. O gladsome day, and yet more gladsome hour!
When shall that hour have come.
When my rejoicing soul its own free pow'r shall use in going home.
Itself to Jesus giving.
In trust to his own land.
To dwell among the living In that blest fatherland, blest father land.
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About Jerusalem, High Tower Thy Glorious Walls, Op. 89, No. 4c
This setting of a devotional English text paints a vivid scene of yearning for heavenly Jerusalem. The SATB choir expresses a deep longing to be within its glorious walls, soaring "o'er hill, and vale, and plain" in spirit towards its "portals to attain." The music moves from impassioned desire to a hopeful anticipation of the "gladsome day" when the soul can "dwell among the living In that blest fatherland." The text continues to describe the "noble troop" that emerges from the city to meet the worshipper, reinforcing the sacred and uplifting nature of the anthem.
