266. Glorious things of thee are spoken

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, City of our God;
He, whose word can not be broken,
Formed thee for His own abode.
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.

2 See the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear of want remove.
Who can faint while such a river
Ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver,
Never fails from age to age.

3 Saviour, if of Zion's city
I, through grace, a member am,
Let the world deride or pity,
I will glory in Thy Name.
Fading is the worldling's pleasure,
All his boasted pomp and show;
Solid joys and lasting treasure
None but Zion's children know.

Text Information
First Line: Glorious things of thee are spoken
Author: John Newton (1779)
Meter: 8, 7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: The Church: Her Foundation and Nature; Epiphany, Fourth Sunday
Notes: Alternate tune: #108, #126, or #581
Tune Information
Name: NEWTON
Meter: 8, 7.
Key: D Major



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