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Song: The solid rock
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1. Song: The solid rock
The hymn "The solid rock" that starts "My hope is built on nothing less" was written in 1834 by English Baptist minister Edward Mote (1797-1874).

He wrote about 100 hymns. The song was inspired by the parable of the wise and foolish builders with the well known phrase in the chorus "All other ground is sinking sand".

2. Music: William Bradbury
Organist and music teacher William Bradbury (1816-1868) composed the tune "SOLID ROCK" for the lyrics in 1863.

His other tunes included "He leadeth me" and "Jesus loves me" to which he added the refrain line "Yes Jesus loves me".


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3. Verse 1
My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand:
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.

4. Verse 2
When darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace;
in every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand:
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.

5. Verse 3
His oath, his covenant, his blood,
support me in the whelming flood;
when all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand:
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.

6. Verse 4
When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found:
dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand:
all other ground is sinking sand;
all other ground is sinking sand.

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