Founded On Thee Our Only Lord (A Song For The Remnant)

 

"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever."
(Isaiah 40:8)

Wild Violets
(New Jersey State Flower)

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Founded on Thee, our only Lord,

On Thee, the everlasting Rock,

The Church shall stand as stands Thy word,

Nor fear the storm, nor dread the shock.

For Thee our waiting spirits yearn,

For Thee this house of praise we rear;

To Thee with longing hearts we turn;

Come, fix Thy glorious presence here.

Come with Thy Spirit and Thy power,

The Conqueror, once the Crucified;

Our God, our Strength, our King, our Tower,

Here plant Thy throne, and here a-bide.


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.

Amen.

"Founded On Thee, Our Only Lord"
(1894)
Reverend Samuel Frances Smith
(1808-1895)
American Baptist minister, journalist, and author.
He is best known for having written the lyrics to
"My Country 'Tis Of Thee" which he entitled, "America"