Rejoice in the Lord ‎#460

460. My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

1 My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
on Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
all other ground is sinking sand.

2 When all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.
His oath, his covenant, his blood
support me in the whelming flood.

3 When darkness veils his lovely face
I rest on his unchanging grace;
safe in his sure, unending love,
till gathered to his rest above.

4 When he shall come with trumpet sound,
and I will then in him be found,
dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne.

Text Information

• First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
• Title: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
• Author: Edward Mote
• Author (additions): Norman J. Kansfield (1982)
• Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid rock, I stand
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Rock of Ages; Jesus Christ: Strength and Refuge
• Copyright: Used by permission

Tune Information

• Name: ELTON
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1854)
• Meter: LM
• Key: A Major