The Hymnal ‎#472

472. Christ is our Corner Stone

1 Christ is our Corner Stone,
On Him alone we build;
With His true saints alone
The courts of heaven are filled;
On His great love our hopes we place
Of present grace and joys above.

2 O then with hymns of praise
These hallowed courts shall ring;
Our voices we will raise
The Three in One to sing;
And thus proclaim in joyful song,
Both loud and long, that glorious Name.

3 Here, gracious God, do Thou
For evermore draw nigh;
Accept each faithful vow,
And mark each suppliant sigh;
In copious shower on all who pray,
Each holy day, Thy blessings pour.

4 Here may we gain from heaven
The grace which we implore;
And may that grace, once given,
Be with us evermore,
Until that day when all the blest
To endless rest are called away.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is our Corner Stone
• Author: Rev. John Chandler (1837)
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Special Seasons and Services: Laying of a Corner Stone; Corner Stone Laying
• Source: Latin, 7th or 8th century

Tune Information

• Name: UNITY
• Composer: R. Huntington Woodman (1895)
• Meter: 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Copyright, 1895, by the trustees of the Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work.