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Glorious things of thee are spoken

Nicholas Schliapin

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Composer:: Nicholas Schliapin
Lyricist:: John Newton
Text Source:: Christian Science Hymnal #71
Publisher:: Wordlight Publishing
Instrumentation:: Keyboard/Vocal
Key:: A Minor
Vocal Range:: Medium
Vocal Pitch Range:: D4 - E5

This piece (with words from Hymn #71 from the 1932 Christian Science Hymnal) is one of a large collection of hymn texts given new, creative settings by Nicholas Schliapin. Watchfire is thrilled to make Mr. Schliapin's compositions once again available.

Lyrics

Glorious things of thee are spoken

Words: John Newton
Composer: Nicholas P. Schliapin

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?
By salvation’s walls surrounded
Thou mayst smile at all thy foes.

Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear
For a glory and a covering,
Showing that the Lord is near.
Thus deriving from their banner,
Light by night, and shade by day,
Safe they feed upon the manna,
Which He gives them when they pray.

See, the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal Love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear of want remove.
Who can faint, while such a river
Ever shall their thirst assuage,—
Grace, which like the Lord, the giver,
Never fails from age to age?

Copyright 2008 Nicholas P. Schliapin
Published 2008 Wordlight Publishing by permission
Words used courtesy of The Mary Baker Eddy Collection