Favorite Hymns of Praise ‎#438

438. Hail to the Brightness

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!
• Title: Hail to the Brightness
• Author: Thomas Hastings
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1967
• Topic: Church: Militant and Triumphant; Missionary; Social Righteousness

Tune Information

• Name: [Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!]
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Key: A Major