Hallowed Hymns, New and Old ‎#205

205. 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 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 Round each habitation hov'ring,
See the cloud and fire appear,
For a glory and a cov'ring,
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 He gives them when they pray.

4 Saviour, if of Zion's city
I, thro' 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
• Title: Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken
• Author: John Newton
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Church

Tune Information

• Name: AUSTRIAN HYMN
• Composer: Franz J. Haydn
• Meter: 8s, 7s, D.
• Key: F Major