"How Beauteous Are Their Feet" by Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p. 341 1. How beauteous are at their feet 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." 3. How happy are the ears That hear this joyful sound Which kings and prophets waited for And sought, but never found! 4.How blessed are the eyes 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. 6. The Lord makes bare His arm Through all the earth abroad. Let every nation now behold Their Savior and their God. ________________________________________________ Text from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Hymn #487 Text: Is. 52:7 Author: Isaac Watts, 1707 Tune: "St. Michael" 1st Published in: _Genevan Psalter_, 1551 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________