Like Zion’s Steadfast Mount Are They

Like Zion’s steadfast mount are they
Who in the Lord confide;
Secure, immovable they stand,
Forever to abide.

As round about Jerusalem
The mountains give defense,
Jehovah is His people’s Guard,
Their lasting Confidence.

O Thou Jehovah, to the good
Thy goodness now impart,
Thy lovingkindness show to them
That upright are in heart.

All those that turn from righteousness
With wayward, wand’ring feet,
With sinners God will lead them forth,
The sinner’s doom to meet.

O Thou Who art Thy people’s Shield,
Their Helper and their Guide,
Upon them let Thy grace and peace
Forevermore abide.

Author: Unknown

This is a metrical rendering of Psalm 125 from the 1912 Psalter (United Presbyterian Church of North America). The versification is unattributed in standard sources and appears to be the work of an anonymous or committee editor rather than a named hymn writer such as Watts, Wesley, or Montgomery.