Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#83

83. The Church is the Honour and Safety of a Nation

1 [Great is the Lord our God,
And let his praise be great;
He makes his churches his abode,
His most delightful seat.

2 These temples of his grace,
How beautiful they stand?
The honours of our native place,
And bulwarks of our land.]

3 In Sion God is known,
A refuge in distress;
How bright has his salvation shone;
How fair his heavenly grace?

4 When kings against her join'd,
And saw the Lord was there,
In wild confusion of the mind
They fled with hasty fear.

5 When navies tall and proud
Attempt to spoil our peace,
He sends his tempest roaring loud,
And sinks them in the seas.

6 Oft have our fathers told,
Our eyes have often seen,
How well our God secures the fold
Where his own flocks have been.

7 In every new distress
We’ll to his house repair,
Recal to mind his wondrous grace,
And seek deliverance there.

Text Information

• First Line: Great is the Lord our God
• Title: The Church is the Honour and Safety of a Nation
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 48:1-8
• Topic: Church: its beauty; Church: its Safety and Honor for a Nation; Church: its worship and order; Delight: and safety in the church; Enemies: destroyed; Gospel: worship and order; Nation's: Safety is the Church; Worship: and order of the gospel

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