Like Zion’s Steadfast Mount Are They

Like Zi­on’s stead­fast mount are they

Who in the Lord con­fide;

Secure

im­mov­able they stand

Forever to abide.

As round about Je­ru­sa­lem

The mount­ains give de­fense

Jehovah is His peo­ple’s guard

Their last­ing con­fi­dence.

No ty­rant’s scep­ter o’er the good

Shall un­dis­turbed abide

Lest right­eous men

op­pressed by wrong

To ev­il turn aside.

O Thou Je­ho­vah

to the good

Thy good­ness now impart

Thy lov­ing­kind­ness show to them

That up­right are in heart.

All those that turn from right­eous­ness

With way­ward

wan­d’ring feet

With sin­ners God will lead them forth

The sin­ner’s doom to meet.

O Thou who art Thy peo­ple’s shield

Their help­er and their guide

Upon them let Thy grace and peace

Forevermore abide.