I am going to a city Where the streets with gold, are 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 But I am going to a city Where the roses never fade In this world we have our troubles Satan snares we must evade But we'll be free from all temptations Where the roses never fade Hallelujah, here they bloom but for a season Soon their beauty is decayed But I am going to a city Where the roses never fade Loved one's gone to be with Jesus In their robes of white arrayed They are waiting for my coming Yes, where the roses never fade Hallelujah, here they bloom but for a season Soon their beauty is decayed But I am going to a city Where the roses never fade Oh, here they bloom but for a season Soon their beauty is decayed But I am going to a city Where the roses never fade I said, where the roses never fade