Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#199a

199a. How Beauteous are Their Feet

1 How beauteous are at their feet
Who stand on Zion's hill!
Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal.

2 How charming is their voice!
How sweet their tidings are!
Zion, behold thy Saviour King;
He reigns and triumphs here.

3 How happy are our ears,
That hear this joyful sound,
Which kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found!

4 How blesséd are our eyes
That see this heavenly light!
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight.

5 The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.

6 The Lord makes bare His arm
Through all the earth abroad;
Let all the nations now behold
Their Saviour and their God.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: How beauteous are their feet
• Title: How Beauteous are Their Feet
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (1707)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: The Church
• Notes: First Tune

Tune Information

• Name: FRANCONIA
• Composer: Johann Georg Ebeling, 1620-1676
• Meter: S. M.