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My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.
Than Jesus Christ, my 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,
All other ground is sinking sand.
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
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When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
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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.
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
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When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
In Him, my righteousness, alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
In Him, my righteousness, alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
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Wien, Austria
To God be the glory. This is so nice. Whenever I sing it it moves me. Yes, Jesus Christ is the only Rock one can built hope on because other ground are sinking sand. Thank You O Lord for being my everlasting Rock.
Enugu, Nigeria
This song reassures my relationship with God . It lifts me when I am down.
Tamale, Ghana
This is a very powerful hymn and whenever I hear it, it refreshes my soul and connects me to the throne room. Shalom!
Pittsburg, PA, United States
I love the Lord. Singing brings so much joy, and reading and listening to the words brings more understanding about all God is.
Detroit, MI, United States
In Matt 7:24-27, on which this hymn is based, to build on the solid rock is to hear Christ's words and DO them. To build on the sand is to hear Christ's words and NOT DO them.
Matt 7:24 starts with "Therefore", meaning that it explains the previous verses about entering into the kingdom, so I've included them:
Matt 7:21 Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
(Mat 7:21-27 KJV)
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Here is some more about the hymn author to add to David's post on 4/9/2010, Deb's on 2/1/2012 and mine on 7/20/2012:
Mote was born of very poor, unGodly parents in London., England. At the age of 16, as a cabinet maker's apprentice, he was taken by his master to hear a preacher, through whom Mote received the Lord. He became a well-known cabinet maker, and at the age of 55 he became a minister of a Baptist church in Sussex, England. There he ministered for another 21 years until poor health forced him to step down. He wrote more than 100 hymn texts in his life. This hymn may be his best known. It was first entitled, "The gracious experience of a Christian," but in a later publication in 1863 he put it under the title, "The immutable basis of a sinner's hope." - Songs of the Spirit by Martin
Awka, Anambra, Nigeria
I love this hymn, whenever I sing the song it always brings hope and joy to me.
Maple Hts, Ohio, United States
Jesus is my rock! There's no sinking sand.
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
This is a song that will bring alive every dead thing in you. It brings a relationship between you and God the Father.
London, England, United Kingdom
Oh Lord my God, I do not have any alternative, You are my all in all. You are my only hope. I rest on You oh Lord. We are safe and secure on Your everlasting arms because You are our everlasting portion. Glory be to Your name oh Lord in Jesus name. Thanks for uploading this song. God bless you and your ministry in Jesus Name, Amen. Shalom!!!
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States
On Christ the solid rock I stand all other grounds is sinking sand....it is so heart touching always reminds me of my favorite Psalm 27. God is so good....