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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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Peterstown, WV, United States
Excellent, excellent song!
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Standing on Jesus Christ the solid Rock, all the world's numerous problems are nothing but sinking sand. This is our assurance of salvation. God bless you Edward Mote for such inspiring words.
Nairobi, Embu, Kenya
I thank God for the lyrics of this song, they are blessing to my soul—so refreshing.
Alexandria, VA, United States
Yes as we await the glorious advent of our Lord and Savior, we can't but stand on the solid rock which Christ. Praise God for such a hymn.
Detroit, MI, United States
The original 2nd line of the 1st stanza says,
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness.
Here is what the author of this hymn wrote about his writing of it:
One morning it came into my mind as I went to labour, to write an hymn on the ‘Gracious Experience of a Christian.’ As I went up Holborn I had the chorus,
‘On Christ the solid Rock I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand.’
In the day I had four first verses complete, and wrote them off. On the Sabbath following I met brother King as I came out of Lisle Street Meeting…who informed me that his wife was very ill, and asked me to call and see her. I had an early tea, and called afterwards. He said that it was his usual custom to sing a hymn, read a portion, and engage in prayer, before he went to meeting. He looked for his hymn-book but could find it nowhere. I said, ‘I have some verses in my pocket; if he liked, we would sing them.’ We did, and his wife enjoyed them so much, that after service he asked me, as a favour, to leave a copy of them for his wife. I went home, and by the fireside composed the last two verses, wrote the whole off, and took them to sister King…As these verses so met the dying woman’s case, my attention to them was the more arrested, and I had a thousand printed for distribution. I sent one to the Spiritual Magazine, without my initials, which appeared some time after this. Brother Rees, of Crown Street, Soho, brought out an edition of hymns [1836], and this hymn was in it. David Denham introduced it [1837] with Rees’ name, and others after…Your inserting this brief outline may in future shield me from the charge of stealth, and be a vindication of truthfulness in my connection with the Church of God.
Edward Mote
Letter to the Gospel Herald
Kaduna, Nigeria
The Lord has shown me in every facet of life that just as the darkest time of the night is the closest to daybreak so the darkest time of my life is the closest I am to Him. PRAISE THE LORD!
Accra, Ghana
Christ is indeed our solid rock. He has been faithful even when I have not. He loved me unconditionally and has been my rock in times where there was no hope because His word does not go and come back void until it has accomplished it purpose. What an awesome God we serve.
Enugu, Nigeria
Truly all other ground is sinking sand. Some may trust in horses, some may trust in chariots, but we trust in the name of our God. Tears are on my eyes as I sing this song.
Ho, Volta Region, Ghana
We just used this song in our youth meeting. In fact, the presence of the Holy Spirit was great. Thank God for the composer. Indeed all other ground aside JESUS is sinking sand.
Tharhuna, Mergeb, Libya
Each and every letter is encouraging in time of brokenness. Good music too is adding the sweetness.