Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#331

331. My hope is built on nothing less

1 My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' Blood and Righteousness;
No merit of my own I claim,
But wholly lean on Jesus' Name.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.

2 When long appears my toilsome race,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every rough and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.

3 His oath, His covenant and Blood
Support me in the raging flood;
When every earthly prop gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.

4 When the last trumpet's voice shall sound,
O may I then in Him be found,
Robed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
• Author: Edward Mote (cir. 1834)
• Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid rock, I stand
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Faith

Tune Information

• Name: MELITA
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1861)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8
• Key: C Major