Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#533

533. 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 deriving from their banner
Light by night and shade by day,
Safe they feed upon the manna
Which he gives them when they pray.

Text Information

• First Line: Glorious things of thee are spoken
• Meter: P. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 33:20-21
  ;
  Psalm 87:3
• Topic: Kingdom and Church of Christ: Missionary Hymn

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