"My Hope is Built on Nothing Less" is a popular Christian hymn of all times written and published by Edward Mote in 1834. It is a hymn of assurance, expressing the believer's confidence in the stability and reliability of Jesus Christ as the foundation of their hope.
The hymn begins with the phrase "My hope is built on nothing less / Than Jesus' blood and righteousness," emphasizing the importance of the atoning work of Jesus on the cross as the basis for the believer's hope. The chorus repeats the phrase "On Christ, the solid rock, I stand / All other ground is sinking sand," reminding the believer that only Christ can provide a firm foundation for their hope.
The second verse speaks of the storms of life and the temptation to doubt or fear, but the believer is encouraged to trust in Christ and find refuge in Him. The third verse describes the joy and peace that come from trusting in Jesus, and the hymn ends with a repetition of the chorus, reaffirming the believer's confidence in Christ as the solid rock on which they stand.
"My Hope is Built on Nothing Less" has become a beloved hymn among Christians and is often sung in churches and other religious gatherings. Its message of the stability and reliability of Christ as the foundation of hope continues to be a source of encouragement and inspiration for believers today.
My Hope is Built on Nothing Less Lyrics
[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
[Chorus:]
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand
[Verse 2:]
When darkness seems to hide His face
I rest on His unchanging grace
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil
[Chorus:]
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand
[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
[Chorus:]
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand
[Verse 4:]
When He shall come with trumpet sound
Oh, may I then in Him be found
Dressed in His righteousness alone
Faultless to stand before the throne
[Chorus:]
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand