The Holy City Songtext
von Vera Lynn

Last night I lay asleeping
There came a dream so fair,
I stood in old Jerusalem
Beside the temple there
I heard the children singing
And ever as they sang,
Methought the voice of Angels
From Heaven in answer rang
Methought the voice of Angels
From Heaven in answer rang

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem!
Lift up you gates and sing,
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna to your King!"


And then methought my dream was chang′d
The streets no longer rang
Hush'd were the glad Hosannas
The little children sang
The sun grew dark with mystery,
The morn was cold and chill
As the shadow of a cross arose
Upon a lonely hill
As the shadow of a cross arose
Upon a lonely hill

"Jerusalem! Jerusalem
Sing for the night is o′er
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna for evermore
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna for evermore