522. My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

1 My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

Refrain
On Christ the solid rock I stand;
all other ground is sinking sand,
all other ground is sinking sand.

2 When Darkness seems to veil His face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
in every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain]

3 His oath, his covenant, his blood
supports me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay. [Refrain]

4 When He shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found!
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
Title: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
Author: Edward Mote (1797-1874) (1834)
Refrain First Line: On Christ the solid rock I stand;
Meter: L.M.Ref.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Christan Life: Faith and Trust
Tune Information
Name: SOLID ROCK
Composer: William B. Bradbury (1816-1868) (1863)
Meter: L.M.Ref.
Incipit: 51353 32234 44217
Key: F Major or modal


Tune Information:

Alternate une, MELITA, No. 85
Alternate harmony, No. 200


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