Thou, the Lord, hast chosen Zion,
                                        
                                        Thou hast ever loved her well;
                                        
                                        “This My resting place forever,
                                        
                                        Here,” Thou say’st, “I choose to dwell.
                                        
                                        Surely I will bless and help her,
                                        
                                        Feed her poor, her saints make glad,
                                        
                                        And her priests shall stand before Me
                                        
                                        In salvation’s garments clad;
                                        
                                        And her priests shall stand before Me
                                        
                                        In salvation’s garments clad.