The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts 605. Happy the city, where their sons

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Text:	Happy the city, where their sons
Author:	Isaac Watts

Happy the city where their sons,
Like pillars round a palace set,
And daughters, bright as polished stones,
Give strength and beauty to the state.

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.

Happy the nation thus endowed,
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
Author:	Isaac Watts
Meter:	L. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1835
Scripture:	Psalm 144:12-15
Topic:	Spiritual: enemies overcome; Victory: over temptations; God: his sovereignty and goodness to man (12 more...)