Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Mahalia Jackson
Canonical path: /mahalia-jackson/city-called-heaven
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City Called Heaven
Read City Called Heaven lyrics by Mahalia Jackson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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City Called Heaven
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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 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
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Mahalia Jackson performs "City Called Heaven", and this lyric page sits inside the Mahalia Jackson catalog on LyroVerse.
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