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My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

Author: Edward Mote Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 1,086 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand Lyrics: 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 seems to hide his 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, O may I then in him be found, dressed in his righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 40:2 Used With Tune: SOLID ROCK

O Jesus, I Have Promised

Author: John Ernest Bode Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 621 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, I have promised to serve you to the end; be now and always near me, my Master and my friend; I shall not fear the battle if you are by my side, nor wander from the pathway if you will be my guide. 2 O let me feel you near me! The world is ever near: I see the sights that dazzle; the tempting sounds I hear. My foes are ever near me, around me and within; but, Jesus, draw still nearer and shield my soul from sin. 3 O let me hear you speaking in accents clear and still, above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self-will; O speak to reassure me, to hasten or control; O speak, and make me listen, true guardian of my soul. 4 O Jesus, you have promised to all who follow you that where you are in glory your servant shall be too. And, Jesus, I have promised to serve you to the end; now give me grace to follow, my Master and my friend. Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:10 Used With Tune: NYLAND

Standing on the Promises

Author: R. Kelso Carter Meter: 11.11.11.9 with refrain Appears in 452 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God First Line: Standing on the promises of Christ my king Refrain First Line: Standing, standing Lyrics: 1 Standing on the promises of Christ my king, through eternal ages let his praises ring; glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God. Refrain: Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God my Savior; standing, standing, I’m standing on the promises of God. 2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail, when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, by the living Word of God I shall prevail, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] 3 Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord, bound to him eternally by love’s strong cord, overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] 4 Standing on the promises I cannot fall, listening every moment to the Spirit’s call, resting in my Savior as my all in all, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] Scripture: Joshua 21:45 Used With Tune: PROMISES

When Peace like a River (It Is Well with My Soul)

Author: Horatio G. Spafford Meter: 11.8.11.9 with refrain Appears in 478 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God First Line: When peace like a river attendeth my way Refrain First Line: It is well with my soul Lyrics: 1 When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul. Refrain: It is well with my soul; it is well; it is well with my soul. 2 Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control, that Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, and hath shed his own blood for my soul. [Refrain] 3 He lives: O the bliss of this glorious thought. My sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! [Refrain] 4 Lord, hasten the day when our faith shall be sight, the clouds be rolled back as a scroll, the trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend; even so it is well with my soul. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 103:1-4 Used With Tune: VILLE DU HAVRE

Come, Bring Your Burdens to God (Woza nomthwalo wakho)

Author: Barbara Clark; Mairi Munro; Martine Stemerick Meter: 7.7.7.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God Scripture: Psalm 68:19 Used With Tune: WOZA NOMTHWALO WAKHO Text Sources: South African

How Firm a Foundation

Author: "K" Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,127 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God First Line: How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord Lyrics: 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in God's excellent Word! What more can be said than to you God hath said, to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2 "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, for I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; for I will be near thee, thy troubles to bless, and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, my grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply; the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to its foes; that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake." Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6 Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: “K” in John Rippons’s A Selection of Hymns, 1787, alt.

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound

Author: John Newton; Albert Tsosie Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,420 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:28 Used With Tune: AMAZING GRACE Text Sources: St. 5 A Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790

I Need Thee Every Hour

Author: Robert Lowry; Annie S. Hawks Meter: 6.4.6.4 with refrain Appears in 975 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God Lyrics: 1 I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord; no tender voice like thine can peace afford. Refrain: I need thee, O I need thee, every hour I need thee! O bless me now, my Savior-- I come to thee! 2 I need thee every hour; stay thou near by; temptations lose their power when thou art nigh. [Refrain] 3 I need thee every hour; teach me thy will, and thy rich promises in me fulfill. [Refrain] 4 I need thee every hour, Most Holy One; O make me thine indeed, thou blessed Son. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 40:17 Used With Tune: NEED

I'll Praise My Maker (Psalm 146)

Author: Isaac Watts; John Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 527 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God First Line: I'll praise my Maker while I've breath Lyrics: 1 I'll praise my Maker while I've breath; and when my voice is lost in death, praise shall employ my nobler powers. My days of praise shall ne'er be past while life and thought and being last, or immortality endures. 2 How happy they whose hopes rely on Israel's God, who made the sky and earth and seas with all their train; whose truth forever stands secure, who saves the oppressed and feeds the poor, and none shall find God's promise vain. 3 The Lord pours eyesight on the blind; the Lord supports the fainting mind and sends the laboring conscience peace. God helps the stranger in distress, the widowed and the parentless, and grants the prisoner sweet release. 4 I'll praise my Maker while I've breath; and when my voice is lost in death, praise shall employ my nobler powers. My days of praise shall ne'er be past while life and thought and being last, or immortality endures. Scripture: Psalm 146 Used With Tune: OLD 113TH

What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine (Leaning on the Everlasting Arms)

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman Meter: 10.9.10.9 with refrain Appears in 610 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God First Line: What a fellowship, what a joy divine Refrain First Line: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms Lyrics: 1 What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms; what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms. Refrain: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. 2 O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, leaning on the everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day to day, leaning on the everlasting arms. [Refrain] 3 What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the everlasting arms. [Refrain] Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:27 Used With Tune: SHOWALTER