Lyrics

There are beautiful houses in my neighborhood
And the streets of my city are paved in gold
And the cloak of the righteous is all that I need
As I live with the saints eternally

Oh what a beautiful morning
The Lord has brought this day!
[Even] Though I’d sinned, He washed them all away
By His grace and by His love
New Jerusalem will be my home
And I am freed from all of Satan’s treachery

Oh the days are not counted
And the nights are not long
And the sun burns eternal from afar
And the Lord walks among us
And we see by His Light
And His Glory keeps us warm – evermore

There are beautiful houses in my neighborhood, etc.

I remember quite clearly
When I rose up from the ground
A trumpet blast…with the angels all around
Well there was a loud command
I looked up and saw my dad
As a young man, rising (up) in a cloud

My boy Johnny did not rise up
On that glorious day
And I called out his name, all in vain
But an angel stayed close by me
And said the Lord would make it very clear
Even if it might take a thousand years

Well the Lord came to my house
And He opened up a book
And I saw my boy’s life, day by day
And I saw how John rejected
The Lord’s call and His Word
And I knew in my heart the Lord was just

Oh what a beautiful morning
The Lord has brought this day!
Though I’d sinned, He washed them all away
By His grace and by His love
New Jerusalem will be my home
And I am freed from all of Satan’s treachery

Oh the days are not counted
And the nights are not long
And the sun burns eternal from afar
And the Lord walks among us
And we see by His Light
And His Glory keeps us warm – evermore

There are beautiful houses in my neighborhood, etc.