Christian Hymns ‎#259

259. 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 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
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Christ: Giver of Living Water; Church; Church: Glorious; Church: Rock-built and secure; Cross and Comfort
• Notes: J. Newton, 1779.

Tune Information

• Name: MIGHTY LORD, VICTORIOUS SAVIOUR!
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Publ. by J. A. Freylinghausen, 1704
• Notes: Norwegian tune name: O du store Seierherre