The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#857

857. On the mountain's top appearing

1 On the mountain's top appearing,
Lo! the sacred herald stands,
Welcome news to Zion bearing
Zion long in hostile lands:
Mourning captive! Mourning captive!
God himself shall loose thy bands.

2 Has thy night been long and mournful?
Have thy friends unfaithful proved?
Have thy foes been proud and scornful?
By thy sighs and tears unmoved?
Cease thy mourning;
Zion still is well beloved.

3 God, thy God, will now restore thee;
He himself appears thy Friend;
All thy foes shall flee before thee;
Here their boasts and triumphs end:
Great deliverance
Zion's King will surely send.

Text Information

• First Line: On the mountain's top appearing
• Author: Thomas Kelly
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Waiting for Christ: Closing Work
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: TAMWORTH
• Composer: Charles Lockhart
• Meter: 8s & 7s, 6L
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #854 or 844.