Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm
What a beautiful city Great God
What a beautiful city, well there's
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu'

Going on down to the river
Pick my sword up in the sand
Shove my troubles over
I done made it to the promise land
Well there's twelve gates to the city, hallelu'

Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm
What a beautiful city Great God
What a beautiful city, well there's
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu'

If you see my dear old mother
Won't you tell her please for me
Well meet me in the city
Well over in Galilee
Well there's twelve gates to the city, hallelu'

Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm
What a beautiful city Great God
What a beautiful city, well there's
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu'
Well there's three gates in the east
Well there's three gates in the west
Three gates in the north
Well three gates in the south
Well there's twelve gates to the city, hallelu'

Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm
What a beautiful city Great God
What a beautiful city, well there's
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu'

Well meet me Jesus, meet me
Won't you meet me in the middle of the air
And if these wings should fail
Well won't you meet me with another pair
Well don't you know that-a
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu'

Oh, what a beautiful city ah hmm
What a beautiful city Great God
What a beautiful city, well there's
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu'