ELHB Hymn 490
How beauteous are their feet
Isaac Watts (1707)
Hymn Text
490. How beauteous are their feet
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1 How beauteous are at their feet,
Who stand on Zion's hill;
Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal!
Who stand on Zion's hill;
Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal!
2 How charming is their voice;
How sweet their tidings are!
"Zion, behold thy Savior-King;
He reigns and triumphs here."
How sweet their tidings are!
"Zion, behold thy Savior-King;
He reigns and triumphs here."
3 How happy are our ears
That hear this joyful sound,
Which kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found.
That hear this joyful sound,
Which kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found.
4 How blessed are our eyes
That see this heavenly light;
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight.
That see this heavenly light;
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight.
5 The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.
And tuneful notes employ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #490