New Jerusalem

The new Jerusalem. The new Jerusalem

Where the lamb is the light and the tree of life grows

And the stream of living water flows and flows and flows

With a stone and a new name, in the new Jerusalem.

Oh blessed day when it descends- the new Jerusalem.

To be changed into the likeness

Of the risen lamb

To be transformedÝ into righteousness

Forever to stand

In the presence of the most High

Or to fall upon our face

Before the awesome throne of grace.

The new Jerusalem. The new Jerusalem

Where the lamb is the light and the tree of life grows

And the stream of living water flows and flows and flows

With a stone and a new name, in the new Jerusalem.

Oh blessed day when it descends- the new Jerusalem.

Now as we celebrate his birth

We see the portent of his worth

In the now and in the not yet

In the future thatís already set.

The earth by glory is consumed

The day Godís rose has fully bloomed.

In His Incarnation we see the sign to come

For the final Word is said and done.

Anthony Foster

December 14, 2009