The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#274

274. On This Stone Now Laid with Prayer

1 On this stone now laid with prayer
Let Thy church rise strong and fair;
Ever, Lord, Thy Name be known,
Where we lay this corner-stone.

2 Let Thy holy Child, who came
Man from error to reclaim,
And for sinners to atone,
Bless, with Thee, this corner-stone.

3 May Thy Spirit here give rest
To the heart by sin oppressed,
And the seeds of truth be sown,
Where we lay this corner-stone.

4 Open wide, O God, Thy door,
For the outcast and the poor,
Who can call no house their own,
Where we lay this corner-stone.

5 By wise master-builders squared,
Here be living stones prepared
For the temple near Thy throne,
Jesus Christ its Corner-stone.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: On this stone now laid with prayer
• Title: On This Stone Now Laid with Prayer
• Author: John Pierpont (1839)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: The Church: Laying of Corner-stone; Names and Office of Christ: Corner-stone; Church, Corner-stone laying; Laying of Corner-Stone

Tune Information

• Name: GUD VÅR GUD, FÖR VÄRLDEN ALL
• Composer: Johan Fredrik Legergren, b. 1826
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7.
• Key: G Major