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Hear what the hope of Israel saith,
Who holds the keys of life and death;
Whose potent word must be fulfilled,
"Upon a rock my church I build.”
"Thou Peter art; but I'm the Lord,
By all th'angellic host adored;
And on myself, thy faith may see,
I build my church, and not on thee."
Strong to defend, though hell engage,
And all its host enflamed with rage;
Not more secure Jehovah's throne,
Than Zion stands on Christ, his son.
In persecution's hottest fire,
This glorious fabric stood entire:
Witness the slaughtered millions who
For Jesu's sake the flames went through.
Built on his Godhead and his blood,
She stands, and hath forever stood;
Nor hell, nor sin, so firm the base,
Shall e'er the Christian's hope erase.
When on the cross he bowed his head,
He, Zion's debt of suffering paid;
And on this rock for ever blest,
Shall mercy's glorious fabric rest.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Mt 16:18;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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| 1815 | # 74 |
MUSIC
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MARYTON
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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1874
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 320 | D | | # 456 | D | | # 518 | E | | # 63 | E | | # 32 | E | | # 128 | Eb | | # 451 | Eb | | # 385 | Eb | | # 426 | Eb | | # 122 | Eb | | # 11 | Eb |
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