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Quotation by John Newton
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"Faith's Review and Expectation" Olney Hymns, In Three Books, London, W. Oliver (1779)"Zion, or the City of God" Olney Hymns, In Three Books, London, W. Oliver (1779)Related Subjects
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Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion city of our God!
He, whose word cannot be broken, Form'd for thee his own abode:
On the rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
He, whose word cannot be broken, Form'd for thee his own abode:
On the rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.
John Newton (1725–1807), British curate and hymn-writer. "Zion, or the City of God," hymn #LX, book i, pp. 75-77, l. 1-4, Olney Hymns, In Three Books, London, W. Oliver (1779).
Based on Isaiah 33:20-21.
Based on Isaiah 33:20-21.
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