Hymns to the Living God ‎#216

216. 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, His blood
support me in the 'whelming flood;
when all around my soul 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,
O may I then in Him be found,
dressed 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 on Nothing Less
• Author: Edward Mote (1834)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Topic: Salvation

Tune Information

• Name: MELITA
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1861)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
• Key: C Major