The Presbyterian Hymnal ‎#379

379. My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

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.

Refrain:
On Christ, the solid Rock I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

2 When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil. (Refrain)

3 His oath, His covenant, His blood
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay. (Refrain)

4 When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh may I then in Him be found,
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne. (Refrain)

Text Information

• First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
• Title: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
• Author: Edward Mote (c. 1834)
• Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand
• Meter: LM with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Matthew 7:24-28
  ;
  Luke 6:46-49
  ;
  Acts 4:11-12
  ;
  Hebrews 6:19

Tune Information

• Name: SOLID ROCK
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1863)
• Meter: LM with refrain
• Key: G Major