436. Zion, Founded on the Mountains
1 Zion, founded on the mountains,
God, thy Maker, loves thee well;
He has chosen thee, most precious,
He delights in thee to dwell;
God's own city, God's own city, God's own city,
Who can all thy glory tell?
2 Heathen lands and hostile peoples
Soon shall come the Lord to know;
Nations born again in Zion
Shall the Lord's salvation show;
God Almighty, God Almighty, God Almighty,
Shall on Zion strength bestow.
3 When the Lord shall count the nations,
Sons and daughters he shall see,
Born to endless life in Zion,
And their joyful song shall be:
"Blessed Zion, Blessed Zion, Blessed Zion,
All our fountains are in thee."
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Zion, founded on the mountains |
| Title: | Zion, Founded on the Mountains |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.4.4.4.7. |
| Scripture: | Psalm 87 |
| Topic: | Church: Covenant People |
| Source: | The Psalter, 1912 |
| Language: | English |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | CAERSALEM |
| Composer: | Robert Edwards (1837) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.4.4.4.7. |
| Key: | G Major |
| Copyright: | Tune arr. from the Revised Church Hymnary by permission of Oxford University Press. |
