Together in Song ‎#441

441. Behold! the mountain of the Lord

1 Behold! the mountain of the Lord
in latter days shall rise
on mountain tops above the hills
and draw the wondering eyes.

2 To this the joyful nations round,
all tribes and tongues, shall flow;
up to the hill of God, they'll say,
and to his house we'll go.

3 The beam that shines from Zion hill
shall lighten every land;
the king who reigns in Salem's towers
shall all the world command.

4 Among the nations he shall judge;
his judgments truth shall guide;
his sceptre shall protect the just,
and quell the sinner’s pride.

5 No strife shall rage, nor hostile feuds
disturb those peaceful years;
to ploughshares men shall beat their swords,
to pruning-hooks their spears.

6 No longer hosts encountering hosts
shall crowds of slain deplore;
they hang the trumpet in the hall
pursuing war no more.

7 Come then, O house of Jacob! come
to worship at his shrine;
and, walking in the light of God,
with holy beauties shine.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold! the mountain of the Lord
• Meter: 86.86
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 2:1-10
• Topic: Anniversary of a Church; Judgment of God; National Life; Peace of the World; People of God; Prophetic Witness; Vision; Worship: Gathering
• Source: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: GLASGOW
• Meter: 86.86
• Key: G Major
• Source: Thomas Moore's 'Psalm Singer's Pocket Companion', Glasgow, c. 1756