Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#294

294. Glorious things of thee are spoken

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He, whose word cannot 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 Thy 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;
Thus deriving from their banner
Light by night and shade by day,
Safe they feed upon the manna
Which God gives them when they pray.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Glorious things of thee are spoken
• Author: John Newton (1779)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Church: Beauty and Glory of; Church: Foundation of; Church: nature of; Church: Security of; Churches: Corner-Stone laying
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: RIPLEY
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: 8s, 7s D.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.