Hymnal ‎#190

190. Glorious things of thee are spoken

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God:
He, Whose word cannot be broken
Form'd thee for His own abode;
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou mayst 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, when such a river
Ever flows their thirst t' assuage?
Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver,
Never fails from age to age.

3 Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear,
For a glory and a covering,
Showing that the Lord is near:
Blest inhabitants of Zion,
Wash'd in the Redeemer's blood!
Jesus, Whom their souls rely on,
Makes them kings and priest to God.

Text Information

• First Line: Glorious things of thee are spoken
• Meter: 8s. 7s. double.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Notes: first rank hymn

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