Author: John Newton Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,319 hymnals Topics: Biblical Names and Places Babylon; Biblical Names and Places Egypt; Biblical Names and Places Ethiopia; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Biblical Names and Places Philistia; Biblical Names and Places Rahab; Biblical Names and Places Tyre; Biblical Names and Places Zion; Church Year Pentecost; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; God's Gifts; God's Kingdom; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Promise of Redemption; Hymns of Praise; Mission; New Creation; People of God / Church Unity of God's People; People of God / Church Witnessing; Remembering; Social Justice; Songs of Zion; Unity of the Church Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He, whose word 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 may'st 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 God gives them when they pray.
4 Savior, if of Zion's city
I through grace a member am,
let the world deride or pity,
I will glory in thy name.
Fading are the world's best pleasures,
all its boasted pomp and show;
solid joys and lasting treasures
none but Zion's children know. Scripture: Psalm 87 Used With Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN
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