The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#286

286. 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.

Refrain:
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

2 When darkness veils His lovely face
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain]

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. [Refrain]

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! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: My hope is built on nothing less
• Title: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
• Author: Edward Mote, 1797-1874
• Refrain First Line: On Christ
• Meter: L M with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Jesus, Our Shepherd

Tune Information

• Name: THE SOLID ROCK
• Composer: William B Bradbury, 1816-1868
• Meter: L M with Refrain
• Key: F Major or modal