Hymn
On the Mountain's Top Appearing
On the mountain's top appearing,
Lo! the sacred herald stands,
Welcome news to Zion bearing,
Zion long in hostile lands.
Mourning captive,
God Himself shall loose thy bands,
Has thy night been long and mournful?
Have thy friends unfaithful proved?
Have thy foes been proud and scornful,
By thy sighs and tears unmoved?
Cease thy mourning;
Zion still is well beloved.
God, thy God, will now restore thee;
He Himself appears thy Friend;
All thy foes shall flee before thee;
Here their boasts and triumphs end:
Great deliverance
Zion's King will surely send.
Enemies no more shall trouble;
All thy wrongs shall be redressed:
For thy loss thou shalt have double,
In thy Maker's favor blest:
All thy conflicts
End in everlasting rest.
Amen.
On the Mountain's Top Appearing — Text from The Hymnal and Order of Service, 1926. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/on-the-mountains-top-appearing
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote On the Mountain's Top Appearing?
The words of On the Mountain's Top Appearing were written by Thomas Kelly; the version here was published in 1926. The library holds 11 more hymns by Thomas Kelly, including See, from Zion's sacred mountain and Hark! Ten Thousand Harps.
Is On the Mountain's Top Appearing public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal and Order of Service, published in 1926. 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 On the Mountain's Top Appearing?
On the Mountain's Top Appearing is in 8.7.8.7.4.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, For the Spirit's Influences, Guide Me and Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us.