Hail to the Brightness

1Hail 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.

2Hail 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.

3Lo, 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.

4See, 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.