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Upon the hills of holiness

Upon the hills of holiness

Tune: ST. GREGORY (Wainwright)
Published in 8 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Upon the hills of holiness
he his foundation sets.
2 God, more than Jacob's dwellings all,
delights in Zion's gates.
3 Things glorious are said of thee,
thou city of the Lord.
4 Rahab and Babel I, to those
that know me, will record:

Behold ev'n Tyrus, and with it
the land of Palestine,
And likewise Ethiopia;
this man was born therein.
5 And it of Zion shall be said,
This man and that man there
Was born; and he that is most High
himself shall stablish her.

6 When God the people writes, he'll count
that this man born was there.
7 There be that sing and play; and all
my well-springs in thee are.

Source: Foundations Psalter: 1650 Scottish Psalter #87

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Text Information

First Line: Upon the hills of holiness
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Copyright: Public Domain
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Foundations Psalter #87

Foundations Psalter #87
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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P87

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P87
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