With Heart and Voice ‎#133

133. Built on the Rock

1 Built on the Rock, the church shall stand
even when steeples are falling;
Christ builds his church in every land;
bells still are chiming and calling,
calling the young and old to rest,
calling the souls of those distressed,
longing for life everlasting.

2 Not in a temple 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
chooses to live 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.
Yet to this place, an earthly frame,
we come with thanks to praise his name;
God grants his people true blessing.

Text Information

• First Line: Built on the Rock, the church shall stand
• Title: Built on the Rock
• Author: Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig (1854)
• Translator: Carl Döving (1909, alt.)
• Meter: 88 88 888
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Church in the World

Tune Information

• Name: KIRKEN
• Composer: Ludwig M. Lindeman (1840)
• Meter: 88 88 888
• Key: c minor