Looking for a City
Last night, 70 people came to the chapel to hear the Ayrton Brothers sing and preach. It was a good, old fashioned gospel service and a number of the visitors were not Christians. One nice lady who joined us was holidaying in the area and was walking past. She was clear she was not a Christian, but several of her family were.
We closed with Looking for a City, the lyrics of which neatly describe the transient life of ours and the glorious destination for those who believe in Christ:
Here among the shadows in a lonely land,
We're a band of pilgrims on the move;
Burdened down with sorrows, shunned on every hand,
Looking for a city built above.
Looking for a city, where we'll never die,
There the sainted millions, never say good-by,
There we'll meet our Saviour, and our loved ones too,
Come O Holy Spirit, all our hopes renew.
Here in disappointment we so sadly roam,
Friends no longer speak one word of love;
O we have found contentment, Jesus promised us a home,
And I'm looking for a city built above.
In this land of dangers going here and there
Trusting in the blessed Saviour’s love;
Tho' we may be strangers, in this world of care,
Looking for a city built above.
Writer(s): W. OLIVER COOPER, MARVIN DALTON
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