Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Happy the church thou sacred place
Topic: Church/Beloved of God
Writer: Isaac Watts
Composer: H Oliver
Meter: LM
Tune: Federal Street
Hymn Number: 213
Page Number: 082, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHAPPY the church, thou sacred place,
The seat of thy Creator's grace!
Thy holy courts are His abode,
Thou earthly palace of our God!
Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates
A guard of heav'nly warriors waits;
Nor shall thy deep foundations move,
Fix'd on His counsels and His love.
Thy foes in vain designs engage;
Against His throne in vain they rage,
Like rising waves, with angry roar,
That dash and die upon the shore.
God is our shield, and God our sun;
Swift as the fleeting moments run,
On us He sheds new beams of grace,
And we reflect His brightest praise.