Twelve Gates to the City

Lyrics

[Chorus] O—what a beautiful city O—what a beautiful city God knows What a beautiful city Twelve gates to the city, hallelu [Verse 1] Three gates in the east, three gates in the west Three gates in the north, three gates in the south Which should make twelve gates to the city, hallelu [Chorus] O—what a beautiful city O—what a beautiful city God knows What a beautiful city Twelve gates to the city, hallelu [Verse 2] City on the hilltop— I'm gonna make it mine Gonna be a citizen of a world of love divine 'Cause there twelve gates to the city, hallelu [Chorus] O—what a beautiful city O—what a beautiful city God knows What a beautiful city Twelve gates to the city, hallelu [Instrumental] [Chorus] O—what a beautiful city O—what a beautiful city God knows What a beautiful city Twelve gates to the city, hallelu [Verse 3] No matter which tribe you're born to there's a way in for you Come from any quarter—you can be a citizen too 'Cause there's twelve gates to the city, hallelu [Chorus] O—what a beautiful city O—what a beautiful city God knows What a beautiful city Twelve gates to the city, hallelu