Hymns and Tunes 1876 461
Hymn 461
1MY hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness ;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.
2When darkness seems to veil his face,
I rest on his unchanging grace ;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
3His 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.
- Also sung to
- Solid Rock (SDA Hymnal #522, Christ in Song #323)
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 75% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
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Verse 1
MY hope is built on nothing less˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness ;˘/˘/˘/˘˘8B
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 2
When darkness seems to veil his face,//˘/˘/˘/8A
I rest on his unchanging grace ;˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
In every high and stormy gale,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9B
My anchor holds within the veil.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
His promise, covenant, and blood,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Support me in the whelming flood ;˘/˘˘˘??/8A
When all around my soul gives way,//˘/˘///8B
He then is all my hope and stay.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.