1 O Builders! haste to the rock alone;
‘Tis Jesus Christ the corner stone;
We sing his praise as we build today,
For “other foundations can no one lay.”
Refrain:
O Builders! haste to the Rock away,
For “other foundations can no one lay,”
By snares of Satan no more enticed,
We now build alone on the Rock of Christ.
2 We builded long on the sand of sin,
Our wrecks went out,—the tide came in;
By snares of Satan no more enticed,
We now build alone on the Rock of Christ. [Refrain]
3 The rains descend and the tempests rave,
But trusting him whose power can save,
We sing his praise and will sing for aye,
For “other foundations can no one lay.” [Refrain]
Sophia (Paulina) Taylor Griswold Canada/USA 1828-1903. Born in Canada, she moved to the U.S. and lived in Chicago, IL. She married Dr William R Griswold, a native of New York, and they had one daughter, Eva. She was a poet who wrote hymn lyrics for tunes composed by hymnists George Root, Philip Bliss, George Stebbins and others. She died in Chicago.
John Perry
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Display Title: For Other FoundationFirst Line: O Builders, haste to the Rock awayTune Title: [O Builders, haste to the Rock away]Author: PaulinaDate: 1881
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