Laudes Domini ‎#530

530. The Promise

1 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain!
Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning;
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign.

2 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning,
Long by the prophets of Israel foretold;
Hail to the millions from bondage returning;
Gentile and Jew the blest vision behold.

3 Lo! in the desert rich flowers are springing,
Streams ever copious are gliding along;
Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing,
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.

4 See, from all lands from the isles of the ocean,
Praise to Jehovah ascending on high;
Fallen are the engines of war and commotion,
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!
• Title: The Promise
• Author: Thomas Hastings
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Missions and Growth; Church: Missions of; Church: Triumph of; Missions

Tune Information

• Name: WESLEY
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: 11s, 10s
• Key: B♭ Major