Concordia ‎#48

48. Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He whose word cannot be broken,
Form'd thee for His own abode;
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou may'st 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 Round each habitation hov'ring,
See the cloud and fire appear
For a glory and a cov'ring,
Showing that the Lord is near;
Thus they march, the pillar leading.
Light by night and shade by day;
Daily on the manna feeding
Which He gives them when they pray.

4 Savior, if 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)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: The Church and Means of Grace: The Church; Praise; Reformation; Missions

Tune Information

• Name: AUSTRIA
• Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn (1797)
• Key: F Major