Gospel Hymns & Songs · No. 72 · Words: Edward Mote
The Solid Rock
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A beloved 19th-century hymn by Edward Mote affirming that the believer's only sure foundation is Christ and his righteousness, not personal merit or circumstance. The refrain 'On Christ the Solid Rock I stand' has made it one of the most enduring hymns in the English-speaking church.
Verse 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.
Chorus
On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
Verse 2
When darkness seems to hide His face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the vale.
Chorus
On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
Verse 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.
Chorus
On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
Verse 4
When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
Chorus
On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
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