We have a strong ci­ty, in Ju­dah’s fair land,
Its walls are sal­va­tion, ap­point­ed to stand;
Salvation its bul­warks that ne­ver may fall,
Jehovah its build­er, He’s all and in all.

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O Ci­ty, fair Ci­ty! thou beau­te­ous place;
Thy gates swing wide op­en, thy tem­ples are grace;
Who en­ter thy por­tals, for ev­er re­main;
There’s peace, per­fect peace, for Je­ho­vah doth reign.

Then op­en the gates, let the right­eous who hold
His truth, en­ter in, and be­come of His fold;
He’ll keep them in peace if their mind is but stayed;
And so they may trust Him, and be not afraid.

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Forever and ev­er, O trust ye the Lord;
He’ll keep who­so­ev­er be­lieves in His word.
Jehovah, Thy strength ev­er­last­ing shall be;
Then op­en, fair Ci­ty, we come un­to thee.

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