Like Zi­on’s stead­fast mount are they
Who in the Lord con­fide;
Secure, im­mov­able they stand,
Forever to abide.

As round about Je­ru­sa­lem
The mount­ains give de­fense,
Jehovah is His peo­ple’s guard,
Their last­ing con­fi­dence.

No ty­rant’s scep­ter o’er the good
Shall un­dis­turbed abide,
Lest right­eous men, op­pressed by wrong,
To ev­il turn aside.

O Thou Je­ho­vah, to the good
Thy good­ness now impart,
Thy lov­ing­kind­ness show to them
That up­right are in heart.

All those that turn from right­eous­ness
With way­ward, wan­d’ring feet,
With sin­ners God will lead them forth,
The sin­ner’s doom to meet.

O Thou who art Thy peo­ple’s shield,
Their help­er and their guide,
Upon them let Thy grace and peace
Forevermore abide.