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Christ in Song 322

Glorious

Words: Julia H. JohnstonMusic: Wm. J. KirkpatrickTune: Glorious8, 7, 8, 7, D.

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1Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God! He whose word cannot be broken Formed thee for his own abode.

2See, the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove.

3Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and fire appear For a glory and a covering, Showing that the Lord is near.

4Savior, if of Zion's city I through grace a member am, Let the world deride or pity, I will glory in thy name.

Also sung to
Austria (SDA Hymnal #423)
Meter
8, 7, 8, 7, D.
Scripture
Isaiah 33:20

The verse

Meter
32 · the hymnal prints 8, 7, 8, 7, D.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God! He whose word cannot be broken Formed thee for his own abode./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/32A

Verse 2

See, the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘///˘/˘˘//˘/˘/30A

Verse 3

Round each habitation hovering, See the cloud and fire appear For a glory and a covering, Showing that the Lord is near.///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/33A

Verse 4

Savior, if of Zion's city I through grace a member am, Let the world deride or pity, I will glory in thy name./˘˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//30A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.