The Holy City

This is sheet music, not a penny dreadful. The document is "The Holy City," a sacred song composed by Stephen Adams with lyrics by F. E. Weatherly, published by Boosey & Co. in 1892. The song is available in four transposed keys (Ab, Bb, C, and Db) and was famously sung by tenor Edward Lloyd. The text describes a dream vision: the narrator stands in old Jerusalem hearing children sing "Hosanna"; the scene darkens as a cross appears on a lonely hill; finally, a new Jerusalem emerges beside a tideless sea, glowing with divine light and welcoming all who enter. The refrain "Jerusalem! Jerusalem!" punctuates three verses depicting these progressive spiritual transformations. The score includes parts for organ or harmonium accompaniment, chorus arrangement, and orchestral accompaniment, plus transcriptions for piano and organ.