Reward of Saints

Zion, the city of our God

No. 983
Metre C. M.
Words Anon.
Singing key G major
5 stanzas

Sung to HARVEY'S CHANT (hymn 399)

Words

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Zion, the city of our God,How glorious is the place!The Saviour there has his abode,And saints will see his face.

There all the fruits of glory grow,And joys that never die;And streams of grace and knowledge flow,The soul to satisfy.

Come, set your faces Zionward,The sacred road inquire,And let the city of the LordBe henceforth your desire.

The gospel shines to give you light;No longer, then, delay;The Spirit waits to guide you right,And Jesus is the way.

O Lord, regard thy people's prayer,Thy promise now fulfill,And young and old by grace prepareTo dwell on Zion's hill.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «983» (large) at the head of the right column of p. 332, with the reference line «399, 111, 1047.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 399 HARVEY'S CHANT, 111 CORONATION or 1047 HUMMEL, all C. M.; no meter is printed — the lines 8.6.8.6 are C. M.). Stanzas numbered «1»–«5» without periods (written «1.»–«5.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first word «ZION» is set in a capital and small capitals; written «Zion». «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 5. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («place !», «light ;»); it is closed up here. The apostrophes of «people's» and «Zion's» are written straight. Spelling («Saviour», «fulfill»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.