Hymn
Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning!
Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning,
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain!
Hush'd be the accents of sorrow and mourning,
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign.
Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning,
Long by the prophets of Israel foretold;
Hail to the millions from bondage returning!
Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold.
Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing,
Streams ever copious are gliding along;
Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing,
Wastes rise in verdure and mingle in song.
See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean,
Praise to Jehovah ascending on high;
Fall'n are the engines of war and commotion,
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.
Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning! — Text from Concordia, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/hail-to-the-brightness-of-zions-glad-morning
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning?
The words of Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning were written by Thomas Hastings; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 10 more hymns by Thomas Hastings, including Delay Not and He Lives Again.
Is Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Concordia, published in 1918. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning?
Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning is in 11.10.11.10. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Ancient of Days, Who Sittest, Throned in Glory, Love Is of God and Still, Still with Thee.