Abbot's Leigh
Glorious things of thee are spoken
523
The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
Various Recordings
Metric Index
87. 87. D
Modality
C Major
15-Pitch Humming Index
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Author
John Newton [1725-1807 (alt.)]
Composer
Cyril Vincent Taylor [1907-]
Copyright
Copyright © 1942. Renewal 1970 by Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188 All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
Language
English
Publication Date
1985
Last Five Uses
• Used on Sep 08, 2024 10:30 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Aug 27, 2023 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jul 21, 2019 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 30, 2017 19:00 as the Post Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Jun 28, 2015 10:00 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Aug 27, 2023 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jul 21, 2019 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Nov 30, 2017 19:00 as the Post Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Jun 28, 2015 10:00 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
Poem Words (Four verses)
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 may'st smile at all thy foes.
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 may'st 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, when such a river
ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace which, like the Lord, the giver,
never fails from age to age.
springing from eternal love,
well supply thy sons and daughters
and all fear of want remove.
Who can faint, when such a river
ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace which, like the Lord, the giver,
never fails from age to age.
3.
Round each habitation hovering,
see the cloud and fire appear
for a glory and a covering,
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 when they pray.
see the cloud and fire appear
for a glory and a covering,
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 when they pray.
4.
Blest inhabitants of Zion,
washed in the Redeemer's blood!
Jesus, whom their souls rely on,
makes them kings and priests to God.
'Tis his love his people raises
over self to reign as kings:
and as priests, his solemn praises
each for a thank-offering brings.
washed in the Redeemer's blood!
Jesus, whom their souls rely on,
makes them kings and priests to God.
'Tis his love his people raises
over self to reign as kings:
and as priests, his solemn praises
each for a thank-offering brings.
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