Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#42

42. 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,
Trees 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 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 (1830)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 60:1-2
• Topic: Epiphany
• Notes: Text by American composer-compiler Thomas Hastings, from The Christian Psalmist (1830), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: WESLEY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1833)
• Arranger: Charles Beecher (1855)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10
• Incipit: 17655 56166 5
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Tune WESLEY by [Hastings'] colleague Lowell Mason, from Spiritual Songs for Social Worship (1833), arr. by Charles Beecher as in the Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes (1855).