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Text:Grace above Riches; or, The Happy Nation

265a. Grace above Riches; or, The Happy Nation

1 Happy the City, where their Sons,
Like Pillars round a Palace set,
And Daughters, bright as polish'd Stones,
Give Strength and Beauty to the State.

2 Happy the Country, where the Sheep,
Cattle and Corn, have large Increase;
Where Men securely work or sleep,
Nor Sons of Plunder break the Peace.

3 Happy the Nation thus endow'd,
But more divinely blest are those
On whom the All-Sufficient GOD
Himself with all his Grace bestows.

Text Information
First Line: Happy the City, where their Sons
Title: Grace above Riches; or, The Happy Nation
Language: English
Publication Date: 1740
Scripture:
Topic: Assistance from God; Blessings: of a nation; Frailty of Man (10 more...)
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