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Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

REX GLORIAE · 8.7.8.7.D · words John Newton · music Henry Smart

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Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken and a I, mem fire ter of through the ing on grace, y E cloud from cit ber ap nal our am, pear, Love, God; if of of i hab streams things of 4. Sav 3. Round 2. See, 1. Glo ior, each the rious Spring cit hov wa spo on's tion ing thee See Zi are y 'ring, ters, ken, Zi ta liv ry the of His Own in Lord want thee will ing all glo that fear for bode: Thy is re a Name: near. move: world glo ly Word ride and sons not de ry thy can the a supp Whose Let For Well He, ken ters, pit cov daugh bro I Show And Formed y, 'ring: be or a and ed thy their and pomp shade thirst sure his by er can boast night, will shake show: day, suage? pose? and by as re faint, Rock riv ing de can the of the ing while is Fad Thus Who On pleas ban riv found All Light Ev What ure, ner er ed, world from such A ges a their ling's on's them from at child on age all None Which Nev Thou Zi gives fails smile but He er mayst ren their to thy know. way. age. foes. joys feed like va and up the tion's id they which, sal Sol Safe Grace, With trea man Giv round ing the the sur walls sure na, er, ed, last on Lord John Newton, 1779 REX GLORIAE 8.7.8.7.D Henry Smart, 1869

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 will their thirst 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 their banner
Light by night, and shade by day,
Safe they feed upon the manna,
Which He gives them on their way.

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 treasure
None but Zion's children know.

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