The Holy City (Last night I lay asleeping)

Charlotte Church · Charlotte Church (US version)
Key C Transpose: 0 66 BPM en
[Intro]
| C  Dm  Em  F | G  Am7 G   C |

| D7  G  D7  C | G7  C  •   • |

[Verse 1]
C             G7
Last night I lay a'sleeping
F      G7       C
There came a dream so fair
F
I stood in old Jerusalem
D7              G7
Beside the temple there
C                  G7
I heard the children singing
C
And ever as they sang
C#dim                G
Methought the voice of angels
D7               G D7
From heav'n in answer rang
G           D7       G Em
Methought the voice of angels
Begin triplets
Am   G         D D7   G G7 Em
From heav'n in answer rang.

[Chorus 1 (Three triplet eighths per beat)]
G7 C   G    G7 C
Je-rusalem, Je-rusalem
F                      C
Lift up your gates and sing
G            Em  Am
Hosanna in the highest!
Dm C     G7      C
Ho-sanna to your king.

[End  triplets]
| C  G7  | C  F  | C  G7  | C  |

[Verse 2 (One chord per beat)]
C                 G7
And then methought my dream was changed;
F          G7     C
The streets no longer rang.
F
Hushed were the glad hosannas.
D7              G7
The little children sang.
C                  G7
The sun grew dark with mystery.
F        G7       C
The morn was cold and chill
C#dim       G
As the shadow of a cross arose
D7           G D7
Upon a lonely hill—
G      D7   G      Em
As the shadow of a cross arose
Begin triplets
Am G     D   D7 G G7 Em
U- pon a lonely hill.

[Chorus 2 (Three triplet eighths per beat)]
G7 C   G    G7 C
Je-rusalem, Je-rusalem,
F                      C
Hark how the angels sing.
G            Em  Am
Hosanna in the highest!
End triplets
Dm C     G7      C  C/E C/E C/E
Ho-sanna to your king.

[Verse 3]
E              F#m7
And once again the scene was changed;
A           Am        E
New earth there seemed to be.
C#m     C7    E
I saw the holy  city
B7                E
Beside the tideless sea.
C#m              Abm
The light of God was on its streets.
G
The gates were open wide.
G7                  C F
And all who would might enter,
C      G7    C   E
And no one was denied.
Am      E7      Am
No need of moon or stars by night,
F      G7       C  G7
Or sun to shine by day,
C7            G
It was the new Jerusalem
D7              G  D7
That would not pass away.
G       D7    G   Em
It was the new Jerusalem
(Begin triplets)
Am   G         D7    G G7 Em
That would not pass away.

[Chorus finale (Three triplet eighths per beat)]
G7 C   G    G7 C
Je-rusalem, Je-rusalem,
F                     C
Sing for the night is o'er.
F  G7        Em  Am
Hosanna in the highest!
F  C        G7  C  G7
Ho-sanna forevermore.

[End triplets with fermata]
C  G7        C     F
Hosanna in the highest!
(Rallentando a tempo four triplets
and concerto end)
C        G7  C
Hosanna forevermore.