[Chorus]
O—what a beautiful city
O—what a beautiful city God knows
What a beautiful city
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu

[Verse 1]
Three gates in the east, three gates in the west
Three gates in the north, three gates in the south
Which should make twelve gates to the city, hallelu

[Chorus]
O—what a beautiful city
O—what a beautiful city God knows
What a beautiful city
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu

[Verse 2]
City on the hilltop— I'm gonna make it mine
Gonna be a citizen of a world of love divine
'Cause there twelve gates to the city, hallelu

[Chorus]
O—what a beautiful city
O—what a beautiful city God knows
What a beautiful city
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu
[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
O—what a beautiful city
O—what a beautiful city God knows
What a beautiful city
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu

[Verse 3]
No matter which tribe you're born to there's a way in for you
Come from any quarter—you can be a citizen too
'Cause there's twelve gates to the city, hallelu

[Chorus]
O—what a beautiful city
O—what a beautiful city God knows
What a beautiful city
Twelve gates to the city, hallelu