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1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He, whose word cannot be broken,
Formed thee for His own abode:
On the Rock of Ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
2 See, the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear of want remove:
Who can faint while such a river
Ever flows, thy thirst t' assuage?
Grace which, like the Lord, the giver,
Never fails from age to age.
3 'Round each habitation hovering,
See the cloud and fire appear,
For a glory and a covering,
Showing that the Lord in near:
Thus deriving from their banner
Light by night and shade by day;
Safe they feed upon the manna
Which He gives them when they pray.
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First Line: | Glorious things of thee are spoken |
Meter: | 8s & 7s. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1867 |
Topic: | The Church: Triumphant |