Hymn/Song Information

THE SURE FOUNDATION

There stands a Rock
on shores of time
That rears to Heaven
its head sublime.
That Rock is cleft,
and they are blest
Who find within this cleft a rest.

Some build their hopes
on the ever drifting sand,
Some on their fame,
or their treasure, or their land;
Mine’s on a Rock
that forever will stand,
Jesus, the “Rock of Ages.”

That Rock’s a cross,
its arms outspread,
Celestial glory bathes its head;
To its firm base my all I bring,
And to the Rock of Ages cling.

Some build their hopes
on the ever drifting sand,
Some on their fame,
or their treasure, or their land;
Mine’s on a Rock
that forever will stand,
Jesus, the “Rock of Ages.”

That Rock’s a tower,
whose lofty height,
Illumed with Heaven’s
unclouded light,
Opes wide its gate
beneath the dome
Where saints find rest
with Christ at home.

Some build their hopes
on the ever drifting sand,
Some on their fame,
or their treasure, or their land;
Mine’s on a Rock
that forever will stand,
Jesus, the “Rock of Ages.”