my hope is built on nothing less...

 JUNE 11, 2009

My hope is built on nothing less…

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.

Refrain: On Christ the solid rock I stand,

all other ground is sinking sand;

all other ground is sinking sand.

O Lord, You are so awesome! You love me in spite of my failures, my shortcomings. You forgive my sins.  I am ALREADY SAVED!!! I don’t have to wait and hope I am doing enough for You. I know I won’t. I could NEVER do enough for You!  So many of the old hymns come to mind. How could they write such things if they didn’t love You?

 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.

My anchor holds because You are the anchor! You are the one that holds on to me, because in my own strength, I can’t even hold on! Whatever I have is YOURS, Lord.

(Refrain)

3. His oath, his covenant, his blood

supports me in the whelming flood.

When all around my soul gives way,

he then is all my hope and stay.

This is a “whelming flood” sometimes, isn’t it? And I am here in America, where life is easy. I think about those folks that lived in Western Europe during the Middle Ages– in spite of their hunger and horrible times, I think there must have been those that loved You, that rejoiced in spite of their circumstances.  Would I, with my tendency to whine and complain, have stayed the course? Only if YOU were the One to hold me up. 

 (Refrain)

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!

Lord, You are worthy of my praise, my adoration, my allegiance! I will be faultless only because of YOU and not anything I have done. 

(Refrain)

Text: Edward Mote, 1797-1874

Music: William B. Bradbury, 1816-1868

Tune: THE SOLID ROCK, Meter: LM with Refrain

Lord, thank You for this hymn this morning!