Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#87A

87A. Zion, Founded on the Mountains

1 Zion, founded on the mountains,
God, your builder, loves you well;
glorious things of you are spoken,
he delights in you to dwell;
God's own city, God's own city, God's own city,
who can all your glory tell?

2 I will name as those who know me
Egypt, Tyre, and Babylon;
they will say of Cush and Rahab,
"This one was in Zion born."
God Almighty, God Almighty, God Almigty
shall establish Zion strong.

3 When the Lord shall count the nations,
sons and daughters he shall see,
born to endless life in Zion,
and their joyful song shall be:
"Blessed Zion, blessed Zion, blessed Zion,
all our fountains are in thee."

Text Information

• First Line: Zion, founded on the mountains
• Title: Zion, Founded on the Mountains
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.4.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Psalm 87
• Topic: Church: As Covenant People; Gospel: Triumph of; Zion
• Source: The Psalter, 1912; alt; mod.

Tune Information

• Name: CAERSALEM
• Composer: Robert Edwards (1837)
• Harmonizer: David Evans, 1874-1948
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.4.7.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Harm. from "Revised Church Hymnary" used by permission of Oxford University Press