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	THE CHURCH

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	2 We mark her goodly battlements, And her foundations strong; We hear within the solemn voice Of her unending song. 3 For not like kingdoms of the world, Thy holy Church, O God!	r Though earthquake shocks are threatening And tempests are abroad, [her,' 4 Unshaken as eternal hills, Immovable she stands, A mountain that shall fill the earth, A house not made by hands. Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe, 1839!

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	2 These temples of His grace, How beautiful they stand, The honors of our native place, And bulwarks of our land. 3 In Zion God is known, A refuge in distress; How bright has His salvation shone Through all her palaces.	4 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen, How well our God secures the fold, Where His own sheep have been. 5 In every new distress We'll to His house repair; We'll think upon His wondrous grace, J And seek deliverance there. Rev. Isaac Watts, 1719I