Trinity Hymnal ‎#274

274. Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!

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!
Gentiles and Jews 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;
Fall'n are the engines of war and commotion,
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!
• Author: Thomas Hastings
• Meter: 11. 10 11. 10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 35:1-2
  ;
  Isaiah 35:10
  ;
  Isaiah 60:1
  ;
  Isaiah 60:3
• Topic: The Church: The Church of Christ; Gospel: Triumph of; Holy Scriptures; Missions; Zion

Tune Information

• Name: WESLEY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Meter: 11. 10 11. 10.
• Key: A Major