Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#440

440. Hail to the Brightness

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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,
Wastes 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!
• Title: Hail to the Brightness
• Author: Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Missions: General; Soul Winning

Tune Information

• Name: WESLEY
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Composer (descant): William Lester, b. 1889
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Descant arr. © 1935 Hope Publishing Co.