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The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity

My hope is built on nothing less

  • No. 666
  • Metre L. M. 6l.
  • Tune Solid Rock
  • Words Edward Mote.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

My hope is built on nothing lessThan Jesus' blood and righteousness;I dare not trust the sweetest frame,But wholly lean on Jesus' name.

Refrain.

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

2

When darkness seems to vail his face,I rest on his unchanging grace;In every high and stormy gale,My anchor holds within the vail.

3

His promise, covenant, and blood,Support me in the whelming flood;When all around my soul gives way,He then is all my hope and stay.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «666» (large) in the right column of p. 216, below «John Newton.» of hymn 665, then in italics and brackets «[Tune, Solid Rock, No. 682.]» (sing to the tune SOLID ROCK, hymn 682), then «L. M. 6l.» in bold at the right («6l.» = six lines). Three numbered stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«3» without a full stop (written «1.»–«3.» here), all lines flush; after stanza 1 the label «REFRAIN.» (capitals and small capitals) and three refrain lines, indented, printed once only. «Edward Mote.» in bold italics, right-aligned, at the end. The first word «MY» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «My» here). The print sets a thin space before «;» («righteousness ;», «stand ;», «flood ;»); it is closed up here; apostrophes are written straight. Spelling («vail»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity · No. 666 · printed page 216
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02