Psalming Padawan

By the mystery of Thy holy incarnation; By Thy holy nativity; By Thy baptism, fasting, and temptation; By Thine agony and bloody sweat; By Thy cross and Passion; By Thy precious death and burial; By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension; And by the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter: Help us, good Lord.

 Though death may come and grief increase,
And tears doth flow and e'en increase
Despair we not – Christ is our peace.
In Christ fore'er we stand!

Though death his gruesome teeth doth bear
We hold our ground and have no fear
For Jesus is beside us there.
In Christ fore'er we stand!

Preserve Thy holy church, O Lord,

From ev'ry strife and all discord

That pure and holy she may be

 O Jesus, blessed Lord,
Thou art so dear to me,
For Thou didst come within Thy word
When pastor spake to me.

It is a wond'rous thing;
Mine heart doth leap for joy -
Just as an hart doth in the spring -
When I Thy grace enjoy.

O Christ, my precious gem,
Thou art mine heart's desire;
Thy pastor sins doth not

 Psalm 87 is a wonderful Psalm.  It's about the city of God.  Mount Zion, you know, the church.  It says, "Glorious things of you are spoken, O city of God."  What is this psalm talking about?  We surely don't hear many good things said day to day about the church.  The world