Revival Hymns and Choruses ‎#263

263. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

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 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, when such a river
Ever flows thy thirst to asswage?
Grace which, like the Lord, the Giver,
Never fails from age to age.

3 Round each habitation hov'ring,
See the clouds and fire appear;
For a glory and a cov'ring,
Showing that the Lord is near!
Glorious things of Thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He whose word cannot be broken
Formed thee for His own abode:

Text Information

• First Line: Glorious things of thee are spoken
• Title: Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
• Author: John Newton, 1725-1807
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1970
• Topic: Church of Christ

Tune Information

• Name: AUSTRIAN HYMN
• Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809
• Key: E♭ Major