Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#200

200. 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Zion stands with hills surrounded
• Author: Thomas Kelly (1806)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 4 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917

Tune Information

• Name: HOLBORN
• Composer: Thomas Morley, (1845-1891)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 4 7
• Key: A♭ Major