Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#206

206. Prayer heard, and Zion restored

1 Let Zion and her sons rejoice –
Behold the promis'd hour:
Her God hath heard her mourning voice,
And comes t' exalt his power.

2 Her dust and ruins that remain,
Are precious in our eyes;
Those ruins shall be built again,
And all that dust shall rise.

3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem,
And stand in glory there:
Nations shall bow before his name,
And kings attend with fear.

4 He sits a sov'reign on his throne,
With pity in his eyes:
He hears the dying pris'ners groan,
And sees their sighs arise.

5 He frees the souls condemn'd to death,
And when his saints complain,
It shan't be said, "That praying breath
"Was ever spent in vain."

6 This shall be known when we are dead,
And left on long record;
That ages yet unborn may read,
And trust, and praise the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Let Zion and her sons rejoice
• Title: Prayer heard, and Zion restored
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 102:13-21
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Second part

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