7-8. You smashed the ships of Tarshishwith a storm out of the East.We heard about it, then we saw itwith our eyes—In God’s city of Angel Armies,in the city our GodSet on firm foundations,firm forever.
9-10. We pondered your love-in-action, God,waiting in your temple:Your name, God, evokes a trainof Hallelujahs whereverIt is spoken, near and far;your arms are heaped with goodness-in-action.
11. Be glad, Zion Mountain;Dance, Judah’s daughters!He does what he said he’d do!
12-14. Circle Zion, take her measure,count her fortress peaks,Gaze long at her sloping bulwark,climb her citadel heights—Then you can tell the next generationdetail by detail the story of God,Our God forever,who guides us till the end of time.