Hymn Chords

423. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

G               D  D7   G   D7  G    C  G   D7  G  C  C#dim D
Glorious things of thee are spo-ken, Zi-on, cit-y  of our  God;

G             D   D7  G  D7  G   C      G    D7  G   C   C#dim D
He whose word can-not be bro-ken Formed thee for His own a -  bode;

D  G   D       D7  G   D        G    Am  Em        A7      D
On the Rock of A - ges founded, What can shake thy sure re-pose?

G        C  G      C    G   D7    G   D    D7     G     Am G   D7  G
With sal-va-tion’s wall sur-round-ed, Thou mayest smile at all thy foes.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He whose word cannot be broken
Formed thee for His own abode;
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation’s wall surrounded,
Thou mayest smile at all thy foes.

[Verse 2]
See the streams of living waters
Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear and want remove;
Who can faint when such a river
Ever flows their thirst to assuage?
Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver,
Never fails from age to age.

[Verse 3]
Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear
For a glory and a covering,
Showing that the Lord is near;
Blest inhabitants of Zion,
Washed in the Redeemer’s blood;
Jesus, whom their souls rely on,
Makes them kings and priests to God.

[Verse 4]
Savior, if of Zion’s city
I, through grace, a member am,
Let the world deride or pity,
I will glory in Thy name;
Fading is the worldling’s pleasure,
All his boasted pomp and show;
Solid joys and lasting treasure
None but Zion’s children know.