Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#335

335. How beauteous are their feet

1 How beauteous are their feet
Who stand on Zion's hill!
Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal.

2 How charming is their voice!
How sweet their tidings are!
"Zion, behold Thy Savior-King,
He reigns and triumphs here."

3 How happy are our ears
That hear this joyful sound,
That kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found!

4 How blessed are our eyes
That see this heavenly light;
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight!

5 The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.

6 The Lord makes bare His arm
Through all the earth abroad:
Let every nation now behold
Their Savior and their God.

Text Information

• First Line: How beauteous are their feet
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Ministry; Third Sunday of Advent; Eighth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate Tune: STATE STREET, #253

Tune Information

• Name: OLMUTZ
• Arranger: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1834)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Key: b minor
• Source: Eighth Gregorian Tone