Christ is the foundation

Verse 1

Christ is the foundation Of the house we raise; Be its walls salvation, And its gateways praise. May its threshold lowly To the Lord be dear, May the hearts be holy That shall worship here.

Verse 2

On the Rock of Ages, Resting broad and deep, When life's tempest rages Here let passion sleep: Here may prayer and praises Never cease to rise, Till, through Christ, they raise us Nearer to the skies.

Verse 3

Here may faith attending Find fruition fair; Here may spirits bending Breathe the breath of prayer: Here may holy gladness Fill the waiting heart, Until sin and sadness Evermore depart.

Verse 4

Here may every token Of thy presence be, Here may chains be broken, Prisoners here set free: Here may light illumine Every soul of Thine, Lifting up the human Unto the divine.

Verse 5

Here may God the Father, God the Saviour, Son, God the Holy Spirit, Be adored as One; Till the whole creation At Thy footstool fall, And in adoration Own Thee Lord of all.

Verse 6

Amen.