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City Called Heaven

by Mahalia Jackson

on Gospels, Spirituals, & Hymns (1954), Christmas With Mahalia Jackson (1962), The Original Apollo Sessions (2006)

I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow
And I'm left in this whole wide world
I'm left in this world alone
I have no hope for tomorrow, Lord
But I'm trying to make heaven, Lord, my home, my home

Well, sometimes, I am gonna fall, Lord
And sometimes I'm driven, sometimes, I'm your child
I don't know which way I can run, yes I can run
But I've heard of a city called heaven
And I'm striving to make heaven my home