The Song Book of the Salvation Army ‎#940

940. Christ is our corner-stone

1 Christ is our corner-stone,
On him alone we build;
With his true saints alone
The courts of Heaven are filled.
Our hopes we place on his great love
For present grace and joys above.

2 O then with songs of praise
Make earth and Heaven ring;
Our voices we will raise
The Three in One to sing;
In joyful song we will proclaim
Both loud and long that glorious name.

3 Here, gracious God, do thou
For evermore draw nigh;
Accept each faithful vow,
And mark each suppliant sigh;
On all who pray, in copious shower
Thy wonder-working blessings pour.

4 Here may we gain from Heaven
The grace which we implore;
And may that grace, once given,
Be with us evermore,
Until that day when all the blest
Shall find in thee eternal rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is our corner-stone
• Translator: John Chandler (1806-76)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Special occasions: New buildings
• Source: Sixth-or seventh-century Latin hymn

Tune Information

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