771. My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

1 My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
no merit of my own I claim,
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 veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace;
in ev'ry high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain]

3 His oath, his covenant, his blood
support me in the raging flood;
when all supports are washed away,
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
clothed in his righteousness alone,
redeemed to stand before the throne. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
Title: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
Author: Edward Mote (c. 1834)
Refrain First Line: On Christ the solid rock, I stand
Meter: L.M. with Refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 1995
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Atonement; Christ--Atonement; Christian year--Return of Christ (3 more...)
Tune Information
Name: SOLID ROCK
Composer: William B. Bradbury (1863)
Meter: L.M. with Refrain
Key: F Major
Notes: Alternate tune, hymn 725



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