Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#197

197. My Hope Is Built

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 ev'ry 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 whelming flood;
When ev'ry 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 He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh may I then in Him be found,
Clothed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.

Text Information

• First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
• Title: My Hope Is Built
• Author: E. Mote, 1797-1874
• Meter: 88 88 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996

Tune Information

• Name: MAGDALEN
• Composer: J. Stainer, 1840-1901 (arr.)
• Meter: 88 88 88
• Key: C Major