God in His Earthly Temple Lays

God in His earth­ly tem­ple lays

Foundations for His heav’n­ly praise:

He likes the tents of Ja­cob well

But still in Zi­on loves to dwell.

His mer­cy vis­its ev­ery house

That pay their night and morn­ing vows;

But makes a more de­light­ful stay

Where church­es meet to praise and pray.

What glo­ries are des­cribed of old?

What won­ders are of Zi­on told?

Thou ci­ty of our God be­low

Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know.

Egypt and Tyre

and Greek and Jews

Shall there be­gin their lives anew;

Angels and men shall join to sing

The hill where liv­ing wa­ters spring.

When God makes up His last ac­count

Of na­tives in His ho­ly mount

’Twill be an hon­or to ap­pear

As one new-born or nour­ished there!