622. 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.
On Christ, the solid rock I stand;
All other ground is shifting sand.

2 When clouds and darkness veil His face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ, the solid rock I stand;
All other ground is shifting sand.

3 His word, 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.
On Christ, the solid rock I stand;
All other ground is shifting sand.

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.
On Christ, the solid rock I stand;
All other ground is shifting sand.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
Title: My hope is built on nothing less
Author: Rev. Edward Mote (1834)
Meter: 8 S.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1892
Topic: Parochial Missions; Trust
Notes: Tune name in index: PETRA
Tune Information
Name: [My hope is built on nothing less ]
Composer: Sir Joseph Barnby
Meter: 8 S.
Key: E♭ Major



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