The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5407

5407. On This Stone Now Laid with Prayer

1. On this stone now laid with prayer,
Let Thy church rise, strong and fair;
Ever, Lord, Thy name be known,
Where we lay this cornerstone.

2. Let Thy holy Child, who came
Man from error to reclaim,
And for sinners to atone,
With Thee, bless this cornerstone.

3. Let the Spirit from above,
That once hovered like a dove
O’er the Jordan, hither flown
Hover o’er this cornerstone.

4. In the sinner’s troubled breast,
In the heart by care oppressed,
Let the seeds of truth be sown,
Where we’ve laid this cornerstone.

5. Open wide, O God, Thy door,
For the outcast and the poor,
Who can call no house their own,
Where we lay this cornerstone.

6. By wise master builders squared,
Here be living stones prepared
For the temple near Thy throne,
Jesus Christ its Cornerstone.

Text Information

• First Line: On this stone now laid with prayer
• Title: On This Stone Now Laid with Prayer
• Author: John Pierpoint (1839)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: It was published in Airs of Palestine and Other Poems (Boston: 1840)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: This hymn was written for the laying of the cornerstone of the Suffolk Street Chapel, Boston, Massachusetts, May 23, 1839.

Tune Information

• Name: NUREMBERG
• Composer: Johann Rudolf Ahle (1664, alt.)
• Meter: 77.77
• Incipit: 31253 12111 12321
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain