57 A SONG OF THE HEAVENLY CITY
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| Refrain: | By the river stood the tree of life,* with healing for all the nations. |
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I saw no temple in the city,* for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. |
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And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine upon it,* for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb. |
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By its light the nations shall walk,* and the rulers of the earth shall bring their glory. |
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Its gates shall never be shut by day, nor shall there be any night;* they shall bring into it the glory and honour of the nations. |
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I saw the river of the water of life, bright as crystal,* flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. |
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And either side of the river stood the tree of life, yielding its fruit each month,* and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. |
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The throne of God and of the Lamb shall be there, and his servants shall worship him;* and they shall see God’s face and his name shall be on their foreheads. |
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To the One who sits on the throne and to the Lamb* be blessing and honour and glory and might, for ever and ever. Amen. | |
| Revelation 21. 22-26; 22. 1, 2a, 2c, 3b, 4a | |