Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#165

165. 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 mayst 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, 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 (1779)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Psalm 87:1-3
  ;
  Isaiah 33:20-21
  ;
  Matthew 7:24-27
  ;
  Hebrews 10:22-24
• Topic: Heaven: Jerusalem & Zion

Tune Information

• Name: AUSTRIAN HYMN
• Composer: Franz J. Haydn (1797)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Key: F Major