Hail to the brightness

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(one verse introduction)

Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain!
Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning;
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign.

Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!
Long by the prophets of Israel foretold!
Hail to the millions from bondage returning!
Gentiles and Jews the bless'd vision behold.

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

See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean,
Praise to our God is ascending on high;
Gone will be engines of war and commotion;
Shouts of salvation will rend through the sky.

Words: Thomas Hastings (19thC)
Music: Wesley (Mason), Lowell Mason (19thC)