Beautiful Zion, Built Above
Author: George Gill
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (36)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Albanian: I Buk’ri Sion, Ngritur Lart
- Armenian (West): ԳԵՂԵՑԻԿ ՍԻՕՆ
- Cantonese (Romanized/Pingyam): [Unknown title]
- Cebuano: Nindot nga Zion, Gitukod
- Chinese (Simplified): 美丽的锡安
- Chinese (Traditional): 美麗的錫安
- Chuukese: Ningochun Saion a Uta Won
- Croatian: Prekrasan Sion nebeski
- Dutch: Liefelijk Zion, Godes stad
- English: Beautiful Zion, Built Above
- English Braille: ⠠⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇ ⠠⠵⠊⠕⠝⠂ ⠠⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞ ⠠⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑
- Fijian: E Totoka Ko Saioni
- Finnish: Kaunis on Siion taivainen
- French: Belle Sion, tu viens d’en haut
- German: Herrliches Zion, hehr erbaut
- Hawaiian: Nani Ziona O Ke ʻLii
- Italian: Bella Sion
- Japanese: み空に麗し
- Japanese (Hiragana): み空に麗し
- Japanese (Kanji): み空に麗し
- Kekchi: Chaabʼil Sion, taqeʼq nawan
- Korean: 아름다운 시온 위에다
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Měilì di Xí’ān
- Maori: Kainga Ataahua i Runga
- Norwegian: Yndefull Sion, himlens stad
- Portuguese: Bela Sião
- Romanian: Sion frumos în cer clădit
- Samoan: O Lena Nu‘u Lelei Na‘uā
- Spanish: Bella Sión
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠃⠑⠇⠇⠁ ⠠⠎⠊ ⠝
- Swahili: Sayuni Nzuri Mbinguni
- Swedish: Härliga Sion, himmelsk brud
- Tagalog: Kaygandang Sion, Nasa Langit
- Tahitian: Ziona Nehenehe
- Thai: ไซอันแสนงามเบื้องบน
- Tongan: ʻE Saione ʻi ʻOlunga
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Most common tunes for “Beautiful Zion, Built Above”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Beautiful Zion, Built Above” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1870 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Saints’ Harp (RLDS) (1870), 1056.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Beautiful Zion, built above; Beautiful city that I love; Beautiful gates of pearly white; Beautiful temple—God its light; He who was slain on Calvary Opens those pearly gates for me.
Zion, Zion, lovely Zion; Beautiful Zion; Zion, city of our God!
2. Beautiful heav’n, where all is light; Beautiful angels clothed in white; Beautiful strains that never tire; Beautiful harps thru all the choir; There shall I join the chorus sweet, Worshiping at the Savior’s feet.
Zion, Zion, lovely Zion; Beautiful Zion; Zion, city of our God!
3. Beautiful crowns on ev’ry brow; Beautiful palms the conq’rors show; Beautiful robes the ransomed wear; Beautiful all who enter there; Thither I press with eager feet; There shall my rest be long and sweet.
Zion, Zion, lovely Zion; Beautiful Zion; Zion, city of our God!
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