1 Among the holy mountains @3high@1 Is his foundation fast; @3There seated in his sanctuary, His temple there is placed@1. 2 Sion's @3fair@1 gates the Lord loves more Than all the dwellings @3fair@1 Of Jacob's @3land, though there be store, And all within his care@1. 3 City of God, most glorious things Of thee @3abroad@1 are spoke; 4 I mention Egypt, @3where proud kings Did our forefathers yoke@1; I mention Babel to my friends, Philistia @3full of scorn@1, And Tyre with Ethiop's @3utmost ends@1: Lo this man there was born. 5 But @3twice that praise shall in our ear@1 Be said of Sion @3last@1: This and this man was born in her, High God shall fix her fast. 6 The Lord shall write it in a scroll That ne'er shall be outworn, When he the nations doth enroll, That this man there was born. 7 Both they who sing, and they who dance @3With sacred songs are there@1; In thee @3fresh brooks and soft streams glance And@1 all my fountains @3clear@1. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...INFANT JOY, FR. SONGS OF INNOCENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE PENITENTIAL PSALM: 130. DE PROFUNDIS by THOMAS WYATT DON'T YOU SEE? by KATHARINE LEE BATES PREPARATION by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN LAST WORDS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON THE EARL'S RETURN by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |