This is the first hymn I've covered on any of my projects. This old song has always been a favorite of mine lyrically, but I've always found the odd waltz meter of the original a little weak. I decided to try an create an arrangement that reflected the power of the lyrics and this is the result.
lyrics
THE SOLID ROCK
by Edward Mote & Jeremy Hartshorn
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.
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.
On Christ the solid Rock I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
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.
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.
On Christ the Solid Rock I stand
On Christ the Solid Rock we stand
credits
from Love That Saves,
released January 1, 2015
THE SOLID ROCK
by Edward Mote w/ Jeremy Hartshorn
Jeremy Hartshorn: vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, drum sequencing
Joe Maurer: electric guitar
Jon Enns: drums & percussion
Additional vocals by: Julie Hartshorn, Emily Hartshorn Rachel Gauthier, Pete Dawson, Michelle Stokes, Lilly Stokes. Dain Spore
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