Sunday's Hymn: Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

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.

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.

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 our banner
Light by night and shade by day;
Safe they feed upon the manna
Which He gives them when they pray.

Blest inhabitants of Zion,
Washed in the Redeemer’s blood!
Jesus, whom their souls rely on,
Makes them kings and priests to God.
’Tis His love His people raises,
Over self to reign as kings,
And as priests, His solemn praises
Each for a thank offering brings.

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 treasure
None but Zion’s children know.

—John Newton

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Update: Shine Thou Upon Us, Lord at Field Stone Cottage
• How Deep the Father’s Love at Lisa Writes
• What Can Wash Away My Sin? at Rosemary at Home
• Blessed Cross of Jesus at The Happy Wonderer
• At Length the Wished for Spring Has Come at Conjubilant With Song
• Faith Alone - April 22, 2012 at The Upward Call
• Lord’s Day 17 at Tried With Fire 
• A Sunday Psalm: The Treasury of David - Psalm 4:1 at Theology for Girls
• A Quest for Godliness - April 22, 2012 at Alabamenagerie
• Lord’s Day 16, 2012 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Update: Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: The Simple Gospel

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

Comments

[BNA Freedom]

Dear Mrs. Stark,
I added a link to your page on my site: http://bnafreedom.wordpress.com
Thanks for making this video available to your readers. It's a lovely hymn that should be sung more often.
God bless you.