The City of God
Samuel Johnson (1860) • English
Primary Scripture: Psalm 48:1-2
Verse 1
City of God, how broad and far outspread thy walls sublime! The true thy chartered freemen are of every age and clime:
Verse 2
One holy church, one army strong, one steadfast, high intent; one working band, one harvest-song, one King omnipotent.
Verse 3
How purely hath thy speech come down from man's primaeval youth! How grandly hath thine empire grown of freedom, love, and truth!
Verse 4
How gleam thy watch-fires through the night with never-fainting ray! How rise thy towers, serene and bright, to meet the dawning day!
Verse 5
In vain the surge's angry shock, in vain the drifting sands: unharmed upon the eternal Rock the eternal city stands.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- psalms 48:1-2
Reference 2
- psalms 48:8
Reference 3
- psalms 48:12-14
Reference 4
- psalms 87:1-3
Reference 5
- isaiah 26:1
Reference 6
- matthew 7:24-25
Reference 7
- ephesians 4:4-6
Reference 8
- revelation 21:10