A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#364

364. Happy the church, thou sacred place

1 Happy the church, thou sacred place;
The seat of thy Creator’s grace;
Thy holy courts are his abode,
Thou earthly palace of our God.

2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates
A guard of heavenly warriors waits;
Nor shall thy deep foundations move,
Fixed on his counsels and his love.

3 Thy foes in vain designs engage;
Against his throne in vain they rage;
Like rising waves with angry roar,
That dash and die upon the shore.

4 Then let our souls in Zion dwell,
Nor fear the wrath of men or hell;
His arms embrace this happy ground,
Like brazen bulwarks built around.

5 God is our Shield, and God our Sun;
Swift as the fleeting moments run;
On us he sheds new beams of grace,
And we reflect his brightest praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Happy the church, thou sacred place
• Author: Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 60:18-21
• Topic: The Church

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