Hymns for Youth ‎#156

156. Built on a Rock

1. Built on a rock the Church doth stand,
Even when steeples are falling;
Crumbled have spires in every land,
Bells still are chiming and calling,
Calling the young and old to rest,
Calling the souls of men distressed,
Longing for life everlasting.

2. Not in our temples made with hands,
God, the almighty, is dwelling;
High in the heavens His temple stands,
All earthly temples excelling.
Yet He who dwells in heaven above
Deigns to abide with us in love,
Making our bodies His temple.

3. We are God's house of living stones,
Built for His own habitation;
He fills our hearts, His humble thrones,
Granting us life and salvation;
Were two or three to seek His face,
He in their midst would show His grace,
Blessings upon them bestowing.

Text Information

• First Line: Built on a rock the Church doth stand
• Title: Built on a Rock
• Author: Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783-1872
• Translator: Carl Doving, 1867-1937
• Other...: Fred Hansen, 1888-
• Meter: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1966

Tune Information

• Name: KIRKEN DEN ER ET
• Composer: Ludvig M. Lindeman, 1812-1887
• Meter: 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
• Incipit: 11531 34556 75342
• Key: c minor