4 Unshaken as eternal hills,
Immovable she stands,

A mountain that shall fill the earth,
A house not made by hands.

764

WITH

ITH stately towers and bulwarks strong,
Unrivaled and alone,

Loved theme of many a sacred song,
God's holy city shone.

2 Thus fair was Zion's chosen seat,
The glory of all lands;

Yet fairer, and in strength complete,
The Christian temple stands.

3 The faithful of each clime and
This glorious Church compose;
Built on a Rock, with idle rage
The threatening tempest blows.

age

4 Fear not; though hostile bands alarm,
Thy God is thy defense;

And weak and powerless every arm
Against Omnipotence.

765

The kingdoms one.

Harriet Auber.

C. M.

HAPPY the souls to Jesus joined,
And saved by grace alone;

Walking in all his ways, they find
Their heaven on earth begun.

2 The Church triumphant in thy love,
Their mighty joys we know:
They sing the Lamb in hymns above,
And we in hymns below.

3 Thee in thy glorious realm they praise, And bow before thy throne;

We in the kingdom of thy grace:
The kingdoms are but one.

4 The holy to the holiest leads,
And thence our spirits rise;
For he that in thy statutes treads
Shall meet thee in the skies.

766

BE

The sure Foundation.

Charles Wesley.

C. M.

EHOLD the sure Foundation-stone
Which God in Zion lays,

To build our heavenly hopes upon,
And his eternal praise.

2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear,
We now adore thy name;
We trust our whole salvation here,
Nor can we suffer shame.

3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest,
Reject it with disdain;

Yet on this Rock the Church shall rest,
And envy rage in vain.

4 What though the gates of hell withstood? Yet must this building rise;

"Tis thine own work, Almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes.

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ΟΙ

Good news for Zion.

Isaac Watts.

N the mountain's top appearing, Lol the sacred herald stands, Welcome news to Zion bearing, Zion, long in hostile lands: Mourning captive!

8, 7, 4.

God himself shall loose thy bands.

2 Has thy night been long and mournful?
Have thy friends unfaithful proved?
Have thy foes been proud and scornful,
By thy sighs and tears unmoved?
Cease thy mourning;

Zion still is well beloved.

3 God, thy God, will now restore thee;
He himself appears thy Friend;
All thy foes shall flee before thee;
Here their boasts and triumphs end:
Great deliverance

Zion's King will surely send.

4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee;
All thy warfare now is past;
God thy Saviour will defend thee;
Victory is thine at last:
All thy conflicts

End in everlasting rest.

Thomas Kelly.

768 Jehovah, the defense of Zion.

8, 7, 4.

ION stands with hills surrounded,

Zion, kept by power divine:

All her foes shall be confounded,
Though the world in arms combine:
Happy Zion,

What a favored lot is thine!
2 Every human tie may perish;
Friend to friend unfaithful prove;
Mothers cease their own to cherish;
Heaven and earth at last remove;
But no changes

Can attend Jehovah's love.

3 In the furnace God may prove thee,
Thence to bring thee forth more bright,
But can never cease to love thee;
Thou art precious in his sight:
God is with thee,

God, thine everlasting light.

Thomas Kelly.

C. M.

TOW lovely are thy dwellings, Lord,
From noise and trouble free!

HOW

How beautiful the sweet accord

Of souls that pray to thee!

2 Lord God of hosts that reign'st on high! They are the truly blest

Who only will on thee rely,

In thee alone will rest.

3 They pass refreshed the thirsty vale,
The dry and barren ground,
As through a fruitful, watery dale,
Where springs and showers abound.

4 They journey on from strength to strength, With joy and gladsome cheer,

Till all before our God at length
In Zion's courts appear.

John Milton.

LOVE thy kingdom, Lord,
The house of thine abode,

S. M.

The Church our blest Redeemer saved
With his own precious blood.

2 I love thy Church, O God!
Her walls before thee stand,
Dear as the apple of thine eye,
And graven on thy hand.

3 For her my tears shall fall,
For her my prayers ascend;
To her my cares and toils be given,
Till toils and cares shall end.

4 Beyond my highest joy

I prize her heavenly ways,

Her sweet communion, solemn vows,
Her hymns of love and praise.

5 Sure as thy truth shall last,
To Zion shall be given

The brightest glories earth can yield,
And brighter bliss of heaven.

Timothy Dwight.

LORD, thy work revive,
In Zion's gloomy hour,
And let our dying graces live
By thy restoring power.

2 O let thy chosen few
Awake to earnest prayer;
Their covenant again renew,
And walk in filial fear.

S. M.

3 Thy Spirit then will speak
Through lips of humble clay,
Till hearts of adamant shall break,
Till rebels shall obey.

4 Now lend thy gracious ear;
Now listen to our cry:

O come, and bring salvation near;
Our souls on thee rely.

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Phoebe H. Brown.

The Church's confidence and security.
HO in the Lord confide,

W And feel his sprinkled blood,

In storms and hurricanes abide

Firm as the mount of God:
Steadfast, and fixed, and sure,
His Zion cannot move;
His faithful people stand secure
In Jesus' guardian love.

2 As round Jerusalem

The hilly bulwarks rise,
So God protects and covers them
From all their enemies.

On every side he stands,

And for his Israel cares;

And safe in his almighty hands
Their souls forever bears.

S. M.

Charles Wesley.