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Isaiah 26
1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
6 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
(8,6,8,6)
How glorious Sion’s courts appear,
the city of our God!
His throne he hath established here
here fixed his loved abode.
Its wall, defended by his grace
no pow’r shall e’er o’erthrow,
Salvation is its bulwark sure
against th’ assailing foe.
Lift up the everlasting gates,
the doors wide open fling;
Enter, ye nations, who obey
the statutes of our King.
Here shall ye taste unmingled joys,
and dwell in perfect peace,
Ye, who have known JEHOVAH’s name,
and trusted in his grace.
Trust in the Lord, for ever trust,
and banish all your fears;
Strength In the Lord JEHOVAH dwells
eternal as his years.
What though the wicked dwell on high,
his arm shall bring them low;
Low as the caverns of the grave
their lofty heads shall bow.
Along the dust shall then be spread
their tow’rs, that brave the skies:
On them the needy’s feet shall tread,
and on their ruins rise.
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