Lutheran Service Book ‎#912

912. Christ Is Our Cornerstone

1 Christ is our cornerstone,
On Him alone we build;
With His true saints alone
The courts of heav'n are filled.
On His great love
Our hopes we place
Of present grace
And joys above.

2 Here may we gain from heav'n
The grace which we implore,
And may that grace, once giv'n,
Be with us evermore
Until that day
When all the blest
To endless rest
Are called away.

3 Oh, then, with hymns of praise
These hallowed courts shall ring;
Our voices we will raise
The Three in One to sing
And thus proclaim
In joyful song,
Both loud and long,
That glorious name.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is our cornerstone
• Title: Christ Is Our Cornerstone
• Translator: John Chandler, 1806-76 (alt. )
• Meter: 66 66 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  Ephesians 2:19-21
  ;
  1 Peter 2:4-9
  ;
  Acts 4:10-12
• Topic: Beginning of Service
• Source: Latin, c. 8th cent.

Tune Information

• Name: DARWALL'S 148TH
• Composer: John Darwall, 1731-89
• Meter: 66 66 88
• Key: C Major
• Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 (Setting)