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Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!

by Thomas Hastings

Representative text

As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 302 — the newest hymnal carrying it.

Verse 1

Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning! Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain! Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning; Zion, in triumph, begins her mild reign.

Verse 2

Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing; Streams ever copious are gliding along; Loud, from the mountaintops echoes are ringing; Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.

Verse 3

See, the dead risen from land and from ocean; Praise to Jehovah, ascending on high; Fallen the engines of war and commotion, Shouts of salvation are rending the sky. Reign, reign for aye.

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