Timeless Truths ‎#408

408. 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 mountaintops echoes are ringing,
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.

4 See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean,
Praise to the Savior 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 (1831)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 9:2
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Hail_to_the_Brightness); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/h/a/hailtoth.htm); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Truth in Song, 1907 (15)

Tune Information

• Name: WESLEY
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Hail_to_the_Brightness); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/h/a/hailtoth.htm); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Truth in Song, 1907 (15)