Church Book ‎#270

270. Zion stands with hills surrounded

1 Zion stands by 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 (1804)
• Meter: 8, 7, 4, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Church: Her Protection and Defence; Sunday after New Year

Tune Information

• Name: HOLBORN
• Meter: 8, 7, 4, 7.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Composer from index: Th. Morley