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Text:Zion Stands by Hills Surrounded
Author:Thomas Kelly
Tune:ZION
Composer:Thomas Morely, d. 1891
Media:MIDI file

474. Zion Stands by Hills Surrounded

1 Zion stands by hills surrounded,
Zion, kept by pow'r divine;
All her foes shall be confounded,
Tho' the world in arms combine;
Happy Zion,
What a favored lot is thine!

2 Ev'ry human tie may perish,
Friend to friend unfaithful prove,
Mothers cease their own to cherish,
Heav'n 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 by hills surrounded
Title: Zion Stands by Hills Surrounded
Author: Thomas Kelly (1806, cento)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1941
Scripture:
Topic: The Church: Communion of Saints
Tune Information
Name: ZION
Composer: Thomas Morely, d. 1891
Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7.
Key: A♭ Major



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MIDI file: MIDI
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