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Lyrics and Information

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Words by John Newton (1725-1807), 1779
Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), 1797
Key signature: F major (1 flat)
Time signature: 4/4
8.7.8.7.D.
Public Domain
Organ Performance at Hymns Without Words
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 while such a river ever flows their thirst t’assuage? Grace, which like the Lord, the Giver, never fails from age to age.
3. Round each habitation hov’ring, see the cloud and fire appear for a glory and a cov’ring, showing that the Lord is near. Thus deriving from our banner light by night and shade by day, safe they feed upon the manna which he 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 is the worldling’s pleasure, all his boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasures none but Zion’s children know.