As Sion standeth very firmly stedfast Never once shaking, so on high Jehova Who his hope buildeth very firmly stedfast Ever abideth. As Salem braveth with her hilly bulwarks Roundly enforced, so the Great Jehova Closeth his Servants as a hilly bulwark Ever abiding Though Tyrants hard yoake with a heavy pressure Wring the just shoulders, but awhile it holdeth Least the best minded by too hard abusing Bend to abuses. As your well workers so the right beleivers Lord favour farther, but a vain deceiver Whose wryed footing not aright directed Wandereth in error Lord him abjected set among the number Whose doings lawless study bent to mischeife Mischeif expecteth, but upon Thy chosen Peace be for ever | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BALLROOM DARK by CLARENCE MAJOR ON THE UNIVERSITY CARRIER by JOHN MILTON IDLENESS by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL EPIGRAM: PERJURY by ROBERT NUGENT PEACE PICTURES by ELIZABETH I. BARNES THE FARMER'S SOLILOQUY by ROBERT CHARLES O'HARA BENJAMIN FO'C'S'LE YARNS: 2D SERIES. DEDICATION by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |