Zion, the marvelous story be telling,
The Son of the highest, how lowly His birth!
The brightest Archangel in glory excelling,
He stoops to redeem thee, He reigns upon earth.

Chorus:
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing;
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King!

Tell how He cometh; from nation to nation,
The heart-cheering news let the earth echo round:
How free to the faithful He offers salvation,
His people with joy everlasting are crowned!

Chorus:
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing;
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King!

Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing,
And sweet let the gladsome hosanna arise;
Ye angels, the full hallelujah be singing;
One chorus resound through the earth and the skies.

Chorus:
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing;
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King!

William Augustus Muhlenberg

Copied from my grandmother’s hymnal, Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South: Nashville, TN, 1901, Hymn #135.

Note: This hymn is in the public domain. Also, the hymns in this hymnal are not titled. So when I do not know the hymn, I generally use the first line as the title.

Photo taken in Milton, FL, 2021

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