The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#370

370. 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 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
• Title: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
• Author: Edward Mote (c. 1834, cento)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  1 Timothy 1:1
• Topic: Faith and Justification

Tune Information

• Name: MAGDALEN
• Composer: John Stainer (1873, arr.)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Key: C Major