The Hymnal ‎#458

458. Christ is our cornerstone

Christ is our cornerstone,
On him alone we build:
With his true saints alone
The courts of heaven are filled;
On his great love our hopes we place,
Of present grace and joys above.

O then with hymns of praise
These hallowed courts shall ring;
Our voices we will raise
The Three in One to sing,
And thus proclaim in joyful song,
Both loud and long, that glorious Name.

Here, gracious God, do thou
For evermore draw nigh;
Accept each faithful vow,
And mark each suppliant sigh;
In copious shower on all who pray,
Each holy day thy blessings pour.

Here may we gain from heaven
The grace which we implore;
And may that grace, once given,
Be with us evermore;
Until that day when all the blest
To endless rest are called away.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is our cornerstone
• Translator: John Chandler (1837)
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Church Building and Consecration
• Source: Latin, 7th cent.

Tune Information

• Name: AUBURNDALE
• Composer: Horatio Parker (1893)
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
• Incipit: 51117 71222 53333
• Key: G Major