See, from Zion's sacred mountain, Streams of living water flow; God has opened there a fountain That supplies the world below; They are blesséd Who its sovereign virtues know.
2 Through ten thousand channels flowing, Streams of mercy find their way: Life, and health, and joy bestowing, Waking beauty from decay. O, ye nations, Hail the long-expected day.
3 Gladdened by the flowing treasure, All-enriching as it goes, Lo! the desert smiles with pleasure, Buds and blossoms as the rose; Lo! the desert Sings for joy where'er it flows.
You may sing of the beauty of mountain and dale, Of the silvery streamlets and flowers of the vale; But the place most delightful this earth can afford, Is the place of devotion, the house of the Lord.
2 You may boast of the sweetness of day's early dawn, Of the sky's softening graces when day is just gone; But there's no other season or time can compare, With the hour of devotion, the season of prayer.
3 You may value the friendships of youth and of age, And select for your comrades the noble and sage; But the friends that most cheer me on life's rugged road, Are the friends of my Master, the children of God.
4 You may talk of your prospects, of fame, or of wealth, And the hopes that oft flatter the favorites of health; But the hope of bright glory, of heavenly bliss-- Take away every other, and give me but this.
5 Ever hail, blessed temple, abode of my Lord! I will turn to thee often, to hear from his word; I will walk to thine altar with those that I love, And rejoice in the prospects revealed from above.
464 8s, 7s & 4s. Mount Zion, etc. Psalm 125:1.
Zion stands with hills surrounded-- Zion kept by power divine; All her foes shall be confounded, Though the world in arms combine: Happy Zion, What a favored lot is thine.
2 Every human tie may perish; Friend to friend unfaithful prove; Mothers cease their own to cherish; Heaven and earth at last remove; But no changes Can attend Jehovah's love.
3 In the furnace God may prove thee, Thence to bring thee forth more bright, But can never cease to love thee; Thou art precious in his sight: God is with thee-- God, thine everlasting light.
465 L. M. Go ye into all the world. Mark 16:15.
Ye Christian heralds! go, proclaim Salvation through Immanuel's name; To distant climes the tidings bear, And plant the rose of Sharon there.