Zion, Founded on the Mountains

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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, 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 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, all our fountains are in thee."

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #87

Text Information

First Line: Zion, founded on the mountains
Title: Zion, Founded on the Mountains
Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Scripture References:
st. 1 = Ps. 87:1-2
st. 2 = Ps. 87:3-5
st. 3 = Ps. 87:6-7

This setting of Psalm 87 is more a poetic summary than the versification in the psalter section (87). It derives from the 1912 Psalter; with stanzas 2 and 3 significantly revised for the Psalter Hymnal. For further commentary on this psalm see PHH 87.

Liturgical Use:
See PHH 87.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

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ZION (Hastings)


CAERSALEM


WORCESTER (Whinfield)

WORCESTER was composed in England by Walter G. Whinfield (b. South Elkington, Lincolnshire, England, 1865; d. Dodford, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, 1919); it was published in the United States in the Episcopal Church Hymnal (1892). The tune is distinguished by its "rocket" motif–the rapid…

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The Cyber Hymnal #7829
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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #168
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With Heart and Voice: songs for all God's children #16
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The Cyber Hymnal #7829

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Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #168

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With Heart and Voice #16

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #436

Psalms for All Seasons #87A

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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #87A

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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #87B

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Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #87

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