The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16894

16894. Zion! The City Of Our God

1 Zion! the ci­ty of our God,
How glor­ious is the place!
The Sav­ior there has His ab­ode,
And sin­ners see His face!

2 Set firm against each ad­verse shock,
Its migh­ty bul­warks prove;
’Tis built up­on the liv­ing Rock,
And walled around with love.

3 There, all the fruits of glo­ry grow,
And joys that nev­er die;
And streams of grace and know­ledge flow,
The soul to sa­tis­fy.

4 Come, set your fac­es Zion-ward,
The sac­red road in­quire;
And let a un­ion to the Lord
Be hence­forth your de­sire!

5 The Gos­pel shines to give you light,
No long­er, then, de­lay;
The Spir­it waits to guide you right,
And Je­sus is the way.

6 O Lord, re­gard Thy peo­ple’s pray­er,
Thy pro­mise now ful­fill;
And young and old, by grace pre­pare,
To dwell on Zi­on’s hill.

Text Information

• First Line: Zion! the ci­ty of our God
• Title: Zion! The City Of Our God
• Author: John Newton
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London, W. Oliver, 1779), Book 2, alt.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HEBER
• Composer: George Kingsley (1838)
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain