Hymnal: The Psalms of David #181a (1740) First Line: Let Sion and her Sons rejoice Lyrics: 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.
Topics: 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 Scripture: Psalm 102:13-21 Languages: English
Prayer heard and Sion restored