With His own blood He bought her, And for her life He died. 2 Elect from every nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy name she blesses, Partakes one holy food, And to one hope she presses, With every grace endued. 3 Though with a scornful wonder Men see her şore oppressed, By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distressed; Yet saints their watch are keeping, Their cry goes up, "How long?" And soon the night of weeping Shall be the morn of sorg. 2 Zion's gates Jehovah loveth, And with especial grace approveth; Who cast on Him their griefs and cares. With which He doth embrace All His people! City of God, How sweet the abode On which such blessings are bestowed! 3 Taught in thee is a salvation Unknown to every other nation; There great and holy things are heard; Enlightening, comforting, and guiding, Is heard the joyful sound, Grace and mercy! How sweet that is Which here speaks peace, There crowns with everlasting bliss. 4 Mother thou of every nation Which here hath sought and found salvation, O Zion, yet on earth shalt be: Hark, what shouts the air are rending! What cries to heaven's gates ascending! All our fresh springs shall be in thee. To slake our burning thirst, From sin and death God's own word saith That He alone delivereth. 81 8, 7. 8L. J. A. Freylinghausen's Gesangbuch, 1704 lone is our sal-va- tion, Christ the rock on which we stand; er than this sure foun-da- tion Will be found but sink-ing sand. Christ, His cross and re surrection, Is a lone the sin-ner's plea; At the throne of God's per- fection Noth-ing else can set him free. 2 We have all things, Christ possessing; Life eternal, second birth; Present pardon, peace, and blessing, Freely given us with salvation, |