The Singing Of Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken

Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken is written by John Newton, 1779 and the tune is by Franz Joseph Haydn, 1797.

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 mayest 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 will their thirst assuage?
Grace which, like the Lord, the giver, never fails from age to age.

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 their 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.