Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#191

191. 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 t'assuage?
Grace which, like the Lord, the Giver,
Never fails from age to age.

3 Savior, since 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
• Author: Rev. John Newton (1779)
• Meter: No. 11
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Church; Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate Tune: AUSTRIA, #219

Tune Information

• Name: HARWELL
• Composer: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1840)
• Meter: No. 11
• Key: G Major