The Hymnal ‎#472

472. Triumphant Sion, lift thy head

Triumphant Sion, lift thy head
From dust, and darkness, and the dead!
Though humbled long, awake at length,
And gird thee with thy Savior's strength.

Put all thy beauteous garments on,
And let thine excellence be known:
Decked in the robes of righteousness,
The world thy glories shall confess.

No more shall foes unclean invade,
And fill thy hallowed walls with dread;
No more shall hell's insulting host
Their victory and thy sorrows boast.

God from on high has heard thy prayer,
His hand thy ruins shall repair:
Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease
To guard thee in eternal peace.

Text Information

• First Line: Triumphant Sion, lift thy head
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1755, alt.)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Sundays after Epiphany; Sundays after Easter; The Church Militant

Tune Information

• Name: WAREHAM
• Composer: William Knapp (1738)
• Meter: L.M.
• Incipit: 11765 12171
• Key: B♭ Major