Zion Stands by Hills Surrounded | Thomas Kelley

1. Zion stands by hills surrounded,
   Zion, kept by pow’r divine;
   All her foes shall be confounded,
   Though the world in arms combine;
   Happy Zion, what a favored lot is thine!
2. Every human tie may perish;
   Friend to friend unfaithful prove;
   Mothers cease their own to cherish;
   Heav’n and earth at last remove;
   But no changes can attend Jehovah’s love.
3. In the furnace God may prove thee,
   Thence to bring thee forth more bright,
   But can never cease to love thee;
   Thou art precious in His sight;
   God is with thee—God, thine everlasting Light.