The Psalms of David ‎#181a

181a. Prayer heard and Sion restored

1 Let Sion and her Sons rejoice,
Behold the promis'd Hour;
Her GOD hath heard her mourning Voice,
And comes t' exalt his Pow'r.

2 Her Dust and Ruins that remain,
Are precious in our Eyes;
Those Ruins shall be built again,
And all that Dust shall rise.

3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem
And stand in Glory there;
Nations shall bow before his Name,
And Kings attend with Fear.

4 He sits a Sov'reign on his Throne,
With Pity in his Eyes;
He hears the dying Pris'ners' Groan
And sees their Sighs arise.

5 He frees the Souls condemn'd to Death,
And when his Saints complain,
It shan't be said, "That praying Breath
"Was ever spent in vain."

6 This shall be known when we are dead,
And left on long Record;
That Ages yet unborn may read,
And trust, and praise the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Let Sion and her Sons rejoice
• Title: Prayer heard and Sion restored
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1740
• Scripture:
  Psalm 102:13-21
• Topic: Afflicted: their prayer; Afflicted: very great; Christ: his Godhead; Christ: the eternal Creator; Church: restored by prayer; Complaint: general; God: Eternal and Man mortal; Hearing of Prayer and Salvation; Praise: for hearing prayer; Prayer: Heard and Sion restored; Saints: die but Christ lives

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