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Last Line: Thy holiness their hire, / jerusalem
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Jerusalem


Jerusalem of fire
And gold and pearl and gem,
Saints flock to fill thy choir,
Jerusalem.

Lo, thrones thou hast for them;
Desirous they desire
Thy harp, thy diadem.

Thy bridal white attire,
A palm-branch from thy stem:
Thy holiness their hire,
Jerusalem.





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