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272. Founded on thee, our only Lord

1. Founded on thee, our only Lord,
On thee, the everlasting Rock;
Thy Church shall stand, as stands thy Word,
Nor fear the storm, nor dread the shock.

2. For thee our waiting spirits yearn,
For thee, with hearts of praise we cheer;
To thee with longing hearts we turn;
Come, fix thy glorious presence here.

3. Come, with thy Spirit and thy pow'r,
The Conq'ror, once the crucified;
Our God, our strength, our King, our tow'r,
Here plant thy throne, and here abide.

4. Accept the work our hands have wrought;
Accept, O God, this earthly shrine;
Be thou, our Rock, our life, our thought,
And we, as living temples, thine.

Text Information
First Line: Founded on thee, our only Lord
Title: Founded on thee, our only Lord
Author: Samuel Francis Smith (1895)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Publication Date: 2024
Scripture:
Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 16
Notes: Text by Baptist pastor Samuel Francis Smith, from the Presbyterian Hymnal (1895), alt.
Tune Information
Name: PENTECOST
Composer: William Boyd (1868)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 33333 214
Key: G Major or modal
Notes: Tune Pentecost by Anglican priest William Boyd, from Thirty-Two Hymn Tunes Composed by Members of the University of Oxford (1868).



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