Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning!
Tunes
- Brightness, by Edwin F. Parry (1850–1935)
- Wesley, by Lowell Mason (1792–1872)
Lyrics
- Poet: Thomas Hastings (1784–1872)
Lyrics from the Cyber Hymnal
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.
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 the Savior ascending on high;
Fallen the engines of war and commotion;
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.
Textual variants
Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985 has:
- "glad" for "mild" in line 1d and for "blest" in 2d.
- "Hark!" for "See," in 4a.
- "Jehovah" for "the Savior" in 4b.
Christian Worship, 1941 has:
- "weapons" for "engines" in 4c.
There are a few other inconsequential punctuation and spelling differences in both hymnals.
