Lyrics

Zion stands by hills surrounded,
Zion, kept by power divine;
All her foes shall be confounded,
Though the world in arms combine;
Happy Zion, what a favored lot is thine!
Happy Zion, what a favored lot is thine!

Every human tie may perish;
Friend to friend unfaithful prove;
Mothers cease their own to cherish;
Heav’n and earth at last remove;
But no changes can attend Je­ho­vah’s love,
But no changes can attend Je­ho­vah’s love.

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,
God is with thee—God, thine ev­er­last­ing Light.