The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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HYMN 64. (L. M.) God the Glory and Defence of Sion.
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Happy the church, thou sacred place,The seat of thy Creator's grace;
Thine holy courts are his abode,
Thou earthly palace of our God.
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Thy walls are strength, and at thy gatesA guard of heavenly warriors waits;
Nor shall thy deep foundations move,
Fix'd on his counsels and his love.
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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.
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Then let our souls in Zion dwellNor fear the wrath of Rome and hell:
His arms embrace this happy ground,
Like brazen bulwarks built around.
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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.
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