Worship in Song ‎#6

6. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He, whose words cannot be broken
Formed thee for his own abode;
On the rock of ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation’s walls surrounded,
Thou mayst 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 to assuage;
Grace which, like the Lord the giver,
Never fails from age to age?

3 Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear
For a glory and a covering,
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
• Title: Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
• Author: John Newton (1779)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Scripture:
  Psalm 87:1-3
• Topic: Creation; God's Love; Grace; Manna; Praise; Prayer; Salvation; Zion

Tune Information

• Name: AUSTRIAN HYMN
• Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn (1797)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Key: F Major