This beautiful hymn by Rory Cooney centres on Jesus' determined resolve in his final journey to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51).


From Rory's own words, "Jerusalem, My Destiny was inspired by ... the centrality of Jerusalem in the imagination of the author of Luke, how the narrative of his gospel builds toward Jerusalem, site of the Passion narrative, the resurrection and the sending of the Holy Spirit, all of which take place in the city."

Recorded live at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Ajax, Ontario, Canada.

Song Title: Jerusalem, My Destiny
Artist(s): Music by Rory Cooney
Publisher: ©1990 GIA Publications Inc.
Where to Purchase: https://www.giamusic.com/store..../resource/jerusalem-
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Lyrics:

(Refrain)
I have fixed my eyes on your hills,
Jerusalem, my Destiny!
Though I cannot see the end for me,
I cannot turn away.
We have set our hearts for the way;
this journey is our destiny.
Let no one walk alone.
The journey makes us one.

Other spirits, lesser gods,
have courted me with lies.
Here among you I have found
a truth which bids me rise. (Refrain)

See, I leave the past behind;
a new land calls to me.
Here among you now I find
a glimpse of what might be. (Refrain)

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