How beauteous are their feet
by Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 372.
Verse 1
How beauteous are their feet Who stand on Zion’s hill; Who bring salvation on their tongues, And words of peace reveal!
Verse 2
How charming is their voice, So sweet the tidings are: “Zion, behold thy Savior King; He reigns and triumphs here!”
Verse 3
How happy are our ears, That hear the joyful sound Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found!
Verse 4
How blessed are our eyes, That see this heavenly light; Prophets and kings desired it long, But died without the sight!
Verse 5
The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy.