2 As round about Jerusalem The guardian mountains stand, So shall the Lord encompass them Who hold by his right hand. 3 The rod of wickedness shall ne'er Lest innocence should find a snare, 4 Do good, O Lord, do good to those 229 C. M. Returning to Zion with songs of joy. D'Exalt DAUG AUGHTER of Zion, from the dust Again in thy Redeemer trust, He calls thee from the dead. 2 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, The day of freedom dawns at length,- 3 Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge Say to the south,-Give up thy charge! 4 They come, they come: thine exiled bands, Where'er they rest or roam, Have heard thy voice in distant lands, 5 Thus, though the universe shall burn, With songs thy ransom'd shall return, 230 SEE 11th P. M. 76, 76, 77, 76. Security and safety. NEE the gospel Church secure, All her promises are sure; Her bulwarks who can shock? Count her every precious shrine: Tell, to after-ages tell,Fortified by power divine, The Church can never fail. 2 Zion's God is all our own, We his pard'ning love have known, He our faithful Guide shall be; 231 WHO Her confidence and security. S. M. HO in the Lord confide, In storms and hurricanes abide 2 As round Jerusalem The hilly bulwarks rise, And for his Israel cares; And safe in his almighty hands Their souls forever bears. 232 W S. M. Christ in you, the hope of glory. Who kept them night and day? Where is the heavenly fire and cloud, Which show'd thy Church their way? 2 No symbol visible We of thy presence find; Yet all who would obey thy will Shall know their Father's mind. 233 9th P. M. 87, 87, 87, 87. God is in the midst of her. YLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, He, whose word cannot be broken, What can shake thy sure repose? Ever flows our thirst to' assuage? 3 Round each habitation hov'ring, See the cloud and fire appear! For a glory and a cov'ring, Showing that the Lord is near: He who gives us daily manna, He who listens when we cry, Let him hear the loud Hosanna Rising to his throne on high. 234 L. M. Put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem. No longer in thy sins lie down: The garment of salvation take; Thy beauty and thy strength put on. 2 Shake off the dust that blinds thy sight, And hides the promise from thine eyes; Arise, and struggle into light; The great Deliv'rer calls,-Arise! 3 Shake off the bands of sad despair; Be purged from every sinful stain ; The heavenly Zion. L. M. RM of the Lord, awake, awake! 2 As in the ancient days appear! Be now omnipotently near, To endless ages still the same. 3 By death and hell pursued in vain, And pass through death triumphant home. 236 8th P. M. 87, 87, 47. ZION Her enemies confounded. ION stands with hills surrounded, All her foes shall be confounded, What a favour'd 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. S. M. 237 Love for Zion. LOVE thy kingdom, Lord,- The Church our blest Redeemer saved With his own precious blood. |