Timeless Truths ‎#979

979. Beautiful Zion

1 Beautiful, peaceful Zion,
We’ve heard of thy wonders of old;
And out of the ages rising,
The city of light we behold.

Refrain:
Coming, coming,
Zion we come to thee;
Coming, coming,
Coming with joy to thee.

2 Out of the shadows hanging
Dark over the valley of fear,
We mount up to Zion’s glory,
As crystal, eternally clear. [Refrain]

3 Beautiful, holy Zion,
Oh, mountain of glory divine,
We come to thy peaceful summit,
Where heavenly songs ever chime. [Refrain]

4 Wonderful, happy Zion,
We stand on thy summit so free,
While joyfully singing, upward,
The ransomed are coming to thee. [Refrain]

5 Welcome the joyful tidings
Of Zion, the mountain of love;
’Tis freedom from Babel bondage,
And coming, that freedom we prove. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Beautiful, peaceful Zion
• Title: Beautiful Zion
• Author: Daniel S. Warner (1893)
• Refrain First Line: Coming, coming
• Meter: 7.8.8.8 R
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 2:2
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Beautiful_Zion); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (429); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (58); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Song

Tune Information

• Name: [Beautiful, peaceful Zion]
• Composer: Barney E. Warren (1893)
• Meter: 7.8.8.8 R
• Key: A Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Beautiful_Zion); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (429); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (58); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Song