When I Walk Up the Streets of Gold

The burdens of life may be many,
The frowns of the world may be cold;
To me it will matter but little,
When I walk up the streets of gold.

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When I walk up the streets of gold,
When I walk up the streets of gold;
How my heart will rejoice in that morning,
When I walk up the streets of gold.

With joy I shall enter that city,
The face of my Savior behold;
And I shall be changed and be like Him,
When I walk up the streets of gold.

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What wonderful visions of beauty,
What glorious scenes shall unfold;
And what dazzling splendors surround me,
When I walk up the streets of gold.

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For ages and ages I’ll praise Him,
And never grow weary or old;
Love-crowned I’ll abide in His presence,
When I walk up the streets of gold.

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Year: 1917

This gospel song is a well-known work of Norwegian-American composer and publisher Haldor Lillenas, who wrote both words and music. It first appeared in several Lillenas hymnals and collections around 1917–1920; no credible alternate attributions exist.