The church of God below

Verse 1

The Church of God below, Is like His church above, Safe shielded from her every foe, By heavenly power and love.

Verse 2

On high and holy ground, Her deep foundations rest; And God within her courts is found, An omnipresent Guest.

Verse 3

God loves her sacred gates, Her solemn praise and prayer; And none that humbly on Him waits, Shall find Him there.

Verse 4

The Church of God below, Shall yet more honored be; The nations to her side shall flow, The world her glories see.

Verse 5

O bless'd and favored men, That in her courts are born; Their life but sets to rise again, In heaven's eternal morn.