Hymnal: Christian Psalms and Hymns
Date: 1839
Compiler: Walter Scott and Silas Leonard
Publisher/Printer: A S Tilden
First Line: The glorious light of Zion
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 6s and 5s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 668
Page Number: 362, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTHE glorious light of Zion
Is spreading far and wide;
And sinners, lo! are coming,
Upon the gospel tide:
The standard of King Jesus,
In glorious triumph flies;
And sinners crowd around it,
With tears and sweet surprise.
The sufferings of the Saviour
Upon the shameful tree,
Arouse the distant nations
To hail the jubilee.
The great and glorious message,
Shall fly this world around,
Till every nation hear it,
And all have mercy found.
O sinners be converted,
And trust your gracious Lord;
No longer be deluded
Or spurn his sacred word.
Reform and seek his favor,
God bids you ev'ry one;
In Christ behold your Saviour,
And his beloved Son.
Arise, obey the gospel,
And thus your souls shall be
A monument of mercy,
Through all eternity.
He'll pardon you most freely,
And every ill redress;
He'll grant you life and favor,
And robes of righteousness.
Come, lay your sinful bodies
Beneath the yielding wave--
An emblem of the Saviour,
When he lay in the grave
Descend into the water,
As humble converts do,
And rise with Christ your master,
To live to God anew.
O sinners, think what Jesus
Has done for you and me;
Behold his mangled body
Upon the cursed tree.
His pierced hands and bleeding side
Now urge you all to-day,
To turn and be converted
From sin's destructive sway.
And now beloved brethren--
Old soldiers of the cross,
Who for the cause of Jesus
Have counted all things loss,
Come, pray for the young converts,
That they may travel on;
And meet us all in glory
Where our Redeemer's gone.
Now give to Jesus glory,
For his redeeming love;
We'll tell the wondrous story
In brighter worlds above;
We'll shout aloud his praises,
And join the heavenly song,
With Moses, Job, and Daniel,
And all the holy throng.