View source for Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning!

=Tunes=
*[[Brightness]], by [[Edwin F. Parry]] (1850–1935)
*[[Wesley (Mason)|Wesley]], by [[Lowell Mason]] (1792–1872)

=Lyrics=
*Poet: [[Thomas Hastings]] (1784–1872)
==Lyrics from the [http://www.hymntime.com/tch Cyber Hymnal]==
Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning!<br />
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain!<br />
Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning;<br />
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign.

Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning!<br />
Long by the prophets of Israel foretold!<br />
Hail to the millions from bondage returning!<br />
Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold.

Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing,<br />
Streams ever copious are gliding along;<br />
Loud from the mountain tops echoes are ringing,<br />
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.

See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean,<br />
Praise to the Savior ascending on high;<br />
Fallen the engines of war and commotion;<br />
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.

===Textual variants===

[[Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985]] has:<br />
* "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:<br />
* "weapons" for "engines" in 4c.

There are a few other inconsequential punctuation and spelling differences in both hymnals.

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