| Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912. |
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| Thomas Hastings. 1784–1872 |
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| 5. The Latter Day |
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| HAIL to the brightness of Zion's glad morning; | |
| Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain; | |
| Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning; | |
| Zion in triumph begins her mild reign! | |
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| Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning, | 5 |
| Long by the prophets of Israel foretold; | |
| Hail to the millions from bondage returning; | |
| Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold! | |
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| Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing; | |
| Streams ever copious are gliding along; | 10 |
| Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing; | |
| Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song. | |
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| See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean, | |
| Praise to Jehovah ascending on high; | |
| Fallen are the engines of war and commotion; | 15 |
| Shouts of salvation are rending the sky! | |
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