Concordia ‎#131

131. My Hope is Built

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:
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 ev'ry high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil;
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

3 His oath, His covenant, and blood,
Support me in the whelming flood:
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay:
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

Text Information

• First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
• Title: My Hope is Built
• Author: E. Mohr (1834)
• Refrain First Line: On Christ the solid rock I stand
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: The Christian Life: Faith and Justification; Passion and Easter; Trust and Confidence
• Copyright: Copyright Property of The Biglow & Main Co. Used by permission.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SOLID ROCK
• Composer: W. B. Bradbury, 1816-68
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Public Domain.