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Hail to the Brightness
Verse 1
Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain!
Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning;
Zion, in triumph, begins her mild reign.
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain!
Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning;
Zion, in triumph, begins her mild reign.
Verse 2
Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing;
Streams ever copious are gliding along;
Loud, from the mountaintops echoes are ringing;
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.
Streams ever copious are gliding along;
Loud, from the mountaintops echoes are ringing;
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.
Verse 3
See, the dead risen from land and from ocean;
Praise to Jehovah, ascending on high;
Fallen the engines of war and commotion,
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.
Reign, reign for aye.
Praise to Jehovah, ascending on high;
Fallen the engines of war and commotion,
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.
Reign, reign for aye.
Hastings' hymn celebrating the spread of Christian light and gospel truth throughout the world.