Juvenile Choir ‎#50

50. On Zion and on Lebanon

1 On Zion, and on Lebanon,
On Carmel's blooming height,
On Sharon's fertile plains, once shone
The glory pure and bright;
From thence its mild and cheering ray
Stream'd forth from land to land;
And empires now behold a day,
And still its beams expand.

2 Its brightest splendours, darting west,
Our happy shores illume;
Our farther regions, once unblest,
Now like a garden bloom:
But ah! our deserts deep and wild
See not this heavenly light;
No sacred beams, no radiance mild,
Dispel their dreary night.

3 Thou, who didst lighten Zion's hill,
On Carmel who didst shine,
Our deserts let thy glory fill,
Thy excellence divine!
Like Lebanon, in tow'ring pride,
May all our forests smile;
And may our borders blossom wide,
Like Sharon's fruitful soil!

Text Information

• First Line: On Zion, and on Lebanon
• Title: On Zion and on Lebanon
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1840
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [On Zion, and on Lebanon]
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.