Zion Stands with Hills Surrounded Lyrics Thomas Kelly, 1806
3 verses, meter 8, 7, 8, 7, 4, 7, public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. Zion stands with hills surrounded,
Zion, kept by power divine;
All her foes shall be confounded,
Though the world in arms combine.
Happy Zion,
What a happy lot is thine!
Verse 2. Every human tie may perish,
Friend to friend unfaithful prove,
Brothers cease their own to cherish,
Heaven and earth at last remove;
But no changes
Can attend Jehovah’s love.
Verse 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.
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1806, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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