252. 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 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.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

3 His oath, His covenant and blood,
Support me in the sinking flood;
When every earthly prop gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

4 When I shall launch to worlds unseen,
Oh, may I then be found in Him!
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
Title: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
Author: Edward Mote, 1797-1874 (1836)
Meter: L. M. 6 Lines
Language: English
Publication Date: 1901
Topic: Faith and Justification
Tune Information
Name: ST. CATHERINE
Composer: J. G. Walton
Meter: L. M. 6 Lines



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