Church Book ‎#267

267. O Zion, tune thy voice

1 O Zion, tune thy voice,
And raise thy hands on high;
Tell all the earth thy joys,
And boast salvation nigh.
Cheerful in God,
Arise and shine,
While rays divine
Stream all abroad.

2 He gilds thy mourning face
With beams that cannot fade;
His all-resplendent grace
He pours around thy head.
The nations round
Thy form shall view,
With luster new
Divinely crowned.

3 In honor to His Name
Reflect that sacred light,
And loud that grace proclaim
Which makes thy darkness bright.
Pursue His praise,
Till sovereign Love
In worlds above
Thy glory raise.

4 There, on His holy hill,
A brighter Sun shall rise,
And with His radiance fill
Those fairer, purer skies;
While round His throne,
Ten thousand stars
In nobler spheres
His influence own.

Text Information

• First Line: O Zion, tune thy voice
• Author: Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: H. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Church: Her Foundation and Nature
• Notes: Alternate tune: #43 or #57

Tune Information

• Name: HANDEL'S 148TH PSALM
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Composer from index: G. F. Handel, d. 1759