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    "text": "Zion, the city of our God,",
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    "text": "How glorious is the place!",
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    "text": "The Saviour there has his abode,",
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    "text": "Its mighty bulwarks prove;",
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    "text": "There all the fruits of glory grow,",
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    "text": "Come, set your faces Zion-ward,",
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    "text": "The sacred road enquire;",
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    "text": "The gospel shines to give you light;",
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