Style: early music, medieval ballad, lute, viola da gamba, harpsichord, modal harmony, Dorian mode, stately, slow, 16th century English ballad, a cappella, drone

Instrumental intro: solo lute, modal, slow, 4 bars

Verse 1, tenor, plain and steady

Beneath the azure sky above,

A golden city stands,

With crystal gates and one bright star

That shines upon its lands.

And in that city lies a garden,

All herbs and flowers fair,

Where wondrous beasts do walk with grace,

With beauty past compare.

Instrumental interlude: lute and viol, 2 bars

Verse 2, tenor, warmer

One is a lion, fiery-gold,

With mane of burning flame;