
Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Zion, from thee is sounded forth,
The word of an almighty God,
To tell the riches of His grace,
And spread His glories all abroad.
2 In terms expressive to unfold
The sinner’s doom, and sin’s desert,
The cross of Jesus to reveal,
And send conviction to the heart.
3 Unhappy they, estranged from God,
Whom neither wrath nor grace can move,
Who on the Gospel cast contempt,
And still despise a Savior’s love.
4 But to the scepter they must yield,
Or bow beneath resistless power;
Oh may they tremble at Thy word,
And saints with grateful hearts adore. Used With Tune: MAINZER Text Sources: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Zion, From Thee Is Sounded Forth