#715Hail to the Brightness

Hail to the bright-ness of Zi-on's glad morn-ing, Joy to the lands that in dark-ness have lain; Hushed be the ac-cents of sor-row and mourn-ing, Zi-on in tri-umph be-gins her mild reign.

Hail to the bright-ness of Zi-on's glad morn-ing, Long by the proph-ets of Is-ra-el fore-told; Hail to the mil-lions from bond-age re-turn-ing, Gen-tiles and Jews the blest vi-sion be-hold.

Lo, in the des-ert rich flow-ers are spring-ing, Streams ev-er co-pious are gild-ing the plain; Loud from the moun-tain tops ech-oes are ring-ing, Wast-es and sol-i-tudes burst forth in song.

See, from all lands, from the isles of the o-cean, Praise to Je-ho-vah as-cend-ing on high; Fallen are the en-gines of war and com-mo-tion, Shouts of sal-va-tion are rend-ing the sky.