I am going to a city Where the streets are golden laid Where the tree of life is blooming And the roses never fade Here they bloom but for a season Soon their beauty is decayed I am going to a city Where the roses never fade In this world we have our troubles Satan snares we must evade We will free from all temptation Where the roses never fade Loved one's gone to be with Jesus In their robes of white array They are waiting for my coming Where the roses never fade Here they bloom but for a season Soon their beauty is decayed I am going to a city Where the roses never fade