The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16325

16325. Children Of Zion, Know Your King

1 Children of Zi­on, know your King,
Your own Mes­si­ah hail:
Hosanna in His tem­ple sing,
For He hath rent the veil.

2 Himself the sac­ri­fice for sin,
As your High-Priest He died;
With His own blood, He en­tered in—
Behold Him cru­ci­fied!

3 Behold Him on the mer­cy seat,
High in the ho­li­est place;
Now cast your­selves be­fore His feet,
Then rise to see His face.

4 That face with re­con­cil­ing beams
Shines forth up­on you all;
No long­er mourn by Ba­bel’s streams,
He calls you—hear His call.

5 So shall your hearts with­in you burn;
While guid­ed by His voice,
With songs to Zi­on you return,
And in your God re­joice,

6 At His great name, bow ev­ery knee;
Let ev­ery tongue con­fess
Christ, whom your fa­thers slew, is he,
The Lord your Right­eous­ness.

Text Information

• First Line: Children of Zi­on, know your King
• Title: Children Of Zion, Know Your King
• Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854, alt.
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Sacred Poems and Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (New York: D. Appleton, 1854)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: I DO BELIEVE - English tune, JAZER by William B. Bradbury, LAFAYETTE by John B. Herbert

Tune Information

• Name: MAITLAND
• Composer: George Nelson Allen (1844)
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain