Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

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Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
John Newton

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"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken", also called "Zion, or the City of God", was written by Newton for his 1779 hymnal Olney Hymns Hymnal. It is based on Psalm 87:3 and Isaiah 33:20-21 and has been described as Newton's best composition. It is usually sung to the hymn tunes "Austria" by Franz Joseph Haydn, "Lux Eoi" by Arthur Sullivan, or "Abbots Leigh" by Cyril Vincent Taylor.

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Versions of Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken include:

"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken" in The Evening and the Morning Star, Vol. 1., No. 1. (1832)
"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken" in Collection of Sacred Hymns (1835)
"Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken" in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920)

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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