The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1605

1605. Founded on Thee

1. Founded on Thee, our only Lord,
On Thee, the everlasting rock,
Thy Church shall stand, as stands Thy Word,
Nor fear the storm, nor dread the shock.

2. For Thee our waiting spirits yearn,
For Thee this house of praise we rear;
To Thee with longing hearts we turn:
Come, fix Thy glorious presence here.

3. Come, with Thy Spirit and Thy power,
The Conqueror, once the Crucified;
Our God, our Strength, our king, our tower,
Here plant Thy throne, and here abide.

4. Accept the work our hands have wrought;
Accept, O God, this earthly shrine;
Be Thou our rock, our life, our thought,
And we, as living temples, Thine.

Text Information

• First Line: Founded on Thee, our only Lord
• Title: Founded on Thee
• Author: Samuel F. Smith (1894)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Presbyterian Hymnal (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1895)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: PENTECOST, William Boyd, 1864

Tune Information

• Name: WARRINGTON
• Composer: Ralph Harrison (1784)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 55435 11271 32232
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain