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Text:The Foundation Stone
Author:Tracy Clinton
Tune:[Behold, a stone in Zion laid]
Composer:T. C. O'Kane

127. The Foundation Stone

1 Behold, a stone in Zion laid,
A tried, a sure foundation stone;
Thrice blest are they whose hopes are staid
Upon this base, and this alone.

Refrain:
Some build their hopes on the ever-drifting sand,
Some on their fame, or their treasure, or their land;
Mine's on a Rock that forever will stand,
Jesus, the "Rock of Ages."

2 Storms may arise, and tempests blow,
And beat with fury on this Rock,
Still it remains, though waves o'erflow,
Unmoved amid the fiercest shock. [Refrain]

3 Ne'er shall the gates of hell prevail
O'er those who in the Lord abide;
Safely they dwell, though foes assail,
Forever near the Savior's side. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Behold, a stone in Zion laid
Title: The Foundation Stone
Author: Tracy Clinton
Refrain First Line: Some build their hopes on the ever drifting sand
Publication Date: 1883
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Behold, a stone in Zion laid]
Composer: T. C. O'Kane
Notes: Public Domain.



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