The Voice of Praise ‎#588

588. 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;
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!
• Author: Hastings
• Meter: 11s & 10s
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: The Christian Church: Missionary; The Blossoming Deserts

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