There Is a City Bright

There is a city bright;
Closed are its gates to sin;
Naught that defileth,
Naught that defileth,
Can ever enter in.

Savior, I come to Thee;
O Lamb of God, I pray,
Cleanse me and save me,
Cleanse me and save me,
Wash all my sins away.

Lord, make me, from this hour,
Thy loving child to be,
Kept by Thy power,
Kept by Thy power,
From all that grieveth Thee.

Till in the snow white dress
Of Thy redeemed I stand,
Faultless and stainless,
Faultless and stainless,
Safe in that happy land.

Author: Mary Butler

Year: 1885

This children's hymn is most commonly attributed to Mary Butler (1841–1916), an Irish hymnwriter. It first appeared in print around 1885 in collections such as the Church of Ireland Hymnal. No strong alternate attributions exist.