There’s a church in New York City*, Standing on the local ground; There’s a lampstand brightly beaming, Shining out to millions ’round. We were raised from every nation, Every people, tribe, and tongue— With us God has gained a dwelling, ’Tis where all His own may come.
D
There's a church in
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New York
A
Ci
D
ty*,
G
Standing on the
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local
A
ground;
D
There's a lampstand
G
brightly
A
beam
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ing,
G
Shining out to
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millions
A
'round.
We were raised from every nation,
D
Every people,
E7
tribe, and
A
tongue
D
—
With us
G
God has
D
gained a
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dwelling,
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’Tis w
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her
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e a
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ll His own may come.
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In your midst, O New York City, Little do you realize— Fallen is a seed within you, ’Midst corruption it shall rise; Rising up in resurrection, With an increase many fold, It shall blossom, manifesting Riches of God’s life untold.
In your midst, O New York City,
Little do you realize—
Fallen is a seed within you,
'Midst corruption it shall rise;
Rising up in resurrection,
With an increase many fold,
It shall blossom, manifesting
Riches of God's life untold.
D
In your midst, O
G
New York
A D
City,
G
Little do you
E7
realize—
D
Fallen is a
G
seed
A
within
D
you,
G
'Midst corruption
E7
it shall
A
rise;
Rising up in resurrection,
D
With an increase
E7
many
A
fold,
It shall
G
blossom,
D A
manifesting
D
Riches of
A
God's
A7
life
D
untold.
3
For the church in New York City Faithfully the saints have prayed. ’Gainst the church in New York City How the devil is enraged! For behold, within the center Of his kingdom, dark and grim, God has gained a testimony, Moving, fighting on for Him.
For the church in New York City
Faithfully the saints have prayed.
'Gainst the church in New York City
How the devil is enraged!
For behold, within the center
Of his kingdom, dark and grim,
God has gained a testimony,
Moving, fighting on for Him.
D
For the church in
G
New York
A D
City
G
Faithfully the
E7
saints have
A
prayed.
D
'Gainst the church in
G
New York
A D
City
G
How the devil
E7
is
A
enraged!
For behold, within the center
D
Of his kingdom,
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dark and
A
grim,
God has gained
G
a
D A
testimony,
D
Moving,
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fighting
D
on for Him.
4
There’s a church in New York City Who the gospel does proclaim, To the hungry, poor, and weary, Sick, imprisoned, and the lame. Now this gospel of the kingdom Shall be preached until the end; Till the Lord who with the kingdom Of the heavens does descend.
There's a church in New York City
Who the gospel does proclaim,
To the hungry, poor, and weary,
Sick, imprisoned, and the lame.
Now this gospel of the kingdom
Shall be preached until the end;
Till the Lord who with the kingdom
Of the heavens does descend.
D
There's a church in
G
New York
A D
City
G
Who the gospel
E7
does
A
proclaim,
D
To the hungry,
G
poor, and
A D
weary,
G
Sick, imprisoned,
E7
and the
A
lame.
Now this gospel of the kingdom
D
Shall be preached
E7
until the
A
end;
Till the Lord
G
who with
D
the
A
kingdom
D
Of the
A A7
heavens
D
does descend.
5
There’s a church in New York City, Honoring the risen Christ; Caring for the other churches— Following in truth and light; With them in coordination, We the kingdom will possess; Fighting as one mighty army, Till the kingdom’s manifest.
There's a church in New York City,
Honoring the risen Christ;
Caring for the other churches—
Following in truth and light;
With them in coordination,
We the kingdom will possess;
Fighting as one mighty army,
Till the kingdom's manifest.
D
There's a church in
G
New York
A D
City,
G
Honoring the
E7
risen
A
Christ;
D
Caring for the
G
other
A
churches—
G
Following in
E7
truth and
A
light;
With them in coordination,
D
We the kingdom
E7
will
A
possess;
Fighting as
G
one
D
mighty
A
army,
D
Till the
A A7
kingdom's
D
manifest.
The name of the city may be replaced with other names that fit the meter: e.g. San Diego, San Francisco. Or, the first line of each verse may be sung as follows: There's a living church in Dallas, Houston, Cleveland, etc.
I heard this hymn this week and saw a revelation of the church in a city as a bright shining testimony of Christ being lived out through his people. This is a glory to God and a blessing to the people in that city even if they are unaware of it. Our experience of living Christ in our daily life matters. Especially during the time of this pandemic when we cannot meet in person, I need to experience Christ and be built up with the Christians in the city where I live. What a blessing, the Triune God expressed on earth!
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Fremont, California, United States
Praise the Lord! The gospel brings in the life of God, the kingdom of God, which produces the church.
The church is the issue of the divine life; the divine life coming into us produces us as the church.
When others receive God’s life and are part of God’s kingdom, they are produced as the church, the increase of Christ as life. Hallelujah! 😀
Lagos, Nigeria
Lord, we praise you for all the local churches
thank you Lord for your wisdom in your counterpart
Denton, TX, United States
I heard this hymn this week and saw a revelation of the church in a city as a bright shining testimony of Christ being lived out through his people. This is a glory to God and a blessing to the people in that city even if they are unaware of it. Our experience of living Christ in our daily life matters. Especially during the time of this pandemic when we cannot meet in person, I need to experience Christ and be built up with the Christians in the city where I live. What a blessing, the Triune God expressed on earth!
Lisburn, Ulster, United Kingdom
A wonderful revivalist hymn. After the Two Towers incident, we need hymns like this.