"The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its Lamp." Revelation 21:23
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Words: Jessie Brown Pounds, 1897.
Music: John Sylvester Fearis
This song was sung at the funeral of U.S. President William McKinley, who was assassinated in 1901. It was reportedly his favorite song. |
One Sunday morning, when she had been married only a few weeks, Jessie Pounds was not feeling well, so her husband John went to church without her (Central Christian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana). Jessie stayed home and began meditating on heaven. By the time John returned, Jessie had produced these words.