1025. Zion stands with hills surrounded

1 Zion stands with hills surrounded,
Zion, kept by power divine;
All her foes shall be confounded,
Though the world in arms combine:
Happy Zion,
What a favored 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.

Text Information
First Line: Zion stands with hills surrounded
Author: Thomas Kelly
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: The Church: Zeal and Union
Tune Information
Name: UNION
Meter: 8s & 7s, 6L
Key: A Major
Source: English
Notes: Alternate tunes: #905 or 772.



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