Hymn
From Greenland's Icy Mountain
From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand;
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to deliver
Their land from error's chain.
What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle;
Though ev'ry prospect pleases
And only man is vile:
In vain, with lavish kindness,
The gifts of God are strewn;
The heathen in his blindness
Bows down to wood and stone.
Shall we, whose souls are lighted
By wisdom from on high--
Shall we to man benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation, O salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim
Till earth's remotest nation
Has learned Messiah's name.
Waft, waft, ye winds, His story;
And you, ye waters, roll
Till, like a sea of glory,
It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransomed nature,
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
Returns in bliss to reign.
Amen.
From Greenland's Icy Mountain — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/from-greenlands-icy-mountain
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote From Greenland's Icy Mountain?
The words of From Greenland's Icy Mountain were written by Reginald Heber; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 13 more hymns by Reginald Heber, including Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning and Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
Is From Greenland's Icy Mountain public domain?
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What is the metre of From Greenland's Icy Mountain?
From Greenland's Icy Mountain is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Lead on, O King Eternal, Our Country's Voice Is Pleading and Another Year Is Dawning.