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Hymns and Tunes 1876 344

ZION, the city of our God

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1ZION, the city of our God, How glorious is the place! The Saviour there has his abode, And saints well not his face.

2There, all the fruits of glory grow, And joys that never die; And streams of grace and knowledge flow, Too sweet to satisfy.

3Come, set your faces Zionward, The sacred road pursue; And let the city of the Lord Be, henceforth, your desire.

4The gospel shines to give you light; No longer, then, delay; The Spirit waits to guide you right, And Jesus is the way.

5O Lord, regard thy people's prayer; Thy promise now fulfill; And grant old age by grace prepare To ascend to Zion's hill.

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The verse

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31
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iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
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Verse 1

ZION, the city of our God, How glorious is the place! The Saviour there has his abode, And saints well not his face./˘˘/˘˘/˘///˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/31A

Verse 2

There, all the fruits of glory grow, And joys that never die; And streams of grace and knowledge flow, Too sweet to satisfy.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/28A

Verse 3

Come, set your faces Zionward, The sacred road pursue; And let the city of the Lord Be, henceforth, your desire.//˘/˘??˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘28A

Verse 4

The gospel shines to give you light; No longer, then, delay; The Spirit waits to guide you right, And Jesus is the way.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/28A

Verse 5

O Lord, regard thy people's prayer; Thy promise now fulfill; And grant old age by grace prepare To ascend to Zion's hill.˘/˘///˘///˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/29A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.