Founded on a Rock

Representative Text

1 With stately towers and bulwarks strong,
Unrivalled and alone--
Loved theme oft for the sacred song--
God's holy city shone.

2 Thus fair was Zion's chosen seat,
The glory of all lands;
Yet fairer, and in strength complete,
The Christian temple stands.

3 The faithful of each clime and age
This glorious church compose;
Built on the Rock--with idle rage
The threat'ning tempest blows.

4 Fear not: though hostile bands alarm,
Thy God is thy defense:
And weak and powerless every arm
Against Omnipotence.

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #489

Author: Harriet Auber

Auber, Harriet, daughter of Mr. James Auber, b. in London, Oct. 4, 1773. During the greater part of her quiet and secluded life she resided at Broxbourne and Hoddesdon, Herts, and died at the latter place on the 20th Jan., 1862. Miss Auber wrote devotional and other poetry, but only a portion of the former was published in her Spirit of the Psalms, in 1829. This collection is mainly her work, and from it some useful versions of the Psalms have been taken and included in modern hymn-books, about 20 appearing in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866. Miss Auber's name is widely known, but it is principally through her exquisite lyric, "Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed," and the Epiphany hymn, "Bright was the guiding star that led." (For criti… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: With stately towers and bulwarks strong
Title: Founded on a Rock
Author: Harriet Auber
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Source: Spirit of the Psalms
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

With stately towers and bulwarks strong. Harriet Auber. [Psalms xlviii.] From her Spirit of the Psalms, 1829, into Dale's English Hymn Book, 1874, and others.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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