Holy City, Full of God’s Bright Glory (3)
Here is the concluding portion of a hymn about New Jerusalem. Words are by Witness Lee and music by Herbert Booth. The full hymn with music is here.
—From the throne of God, its center,
——Flows the living water free;
—Christ the tree of life doth flourish,
——Bearing fruit abundantly.
Revelation 22:1 shows us “a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
Jesus Christ, “the true vine” (John 15:1) is along this river and produces abundant fruit. “On this side and on that side of the river was the tree of life, producing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit each month” (22:2). He is present now and eternally so that we may eat Him to live because of Him (John 6:57).
—’Tis th’eternal golden lampstand,
——Holding Christ, the lamp of light;
—God in Christ the light of glory
——As the Spirit shineth bright!
New Jerusalem is a lampstand with God the light in Christ the lamp (Rev. 21:23) shining brightly.
—’Tis the ultimate expression—
——Man in God and God in man;
—’Tis their mutual habitation,
——Goal of God’s eternal plan.
New Jerusalem is a mutual indwelling of the Triune God and all His people. New Jerusalem is the full conclusion and satisfaction of God’s eternal plan in which He created man “according to His image” (Gen. 1:26) as a vessel to receive, contain, live, and express God.
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Posted by Don on October 26, 2026
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