1 Behold the sure Foundation-stone
Which God in Zion lays,
To build our heavenly hopes upon,
And His eternal praise.
2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear,
Let saints adore the Name;
They trust their whole salvation here
Nor shall they suffer shame.
3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest,
Reject it with disdain;
Yet on this Rock the Church shall rest,
And envy rage in vain.
4 What though the gates of hell withstood
Yet must this building rise;
’Tis Thine own work, almighty God,
And wondrous in our eyes.
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First Line: | Behold the sure Foundation-stone |
Author: | I. Watts (1719) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Publication Date: | 1913 |
Topic: | The Church: Foundation and Nature; Church of Christ |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Behold the sure Foundation stone] |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | Este's Psalter, 1592 |