Jesus Christ the Corner Stone

Verse 1

On this stone now laid with prayer Let Thy church rise strong and fair; Ever, Lord, Thy Name be known, Where we lay this corner-stone.

Verse 2

Let Thy holy Child, who came Man from error to reclaim, And for sinners to atone, Bless, with Thee, this corner-stone.

Verse 3

May Thy Spirit here give rest To the heart by sin oppressed, And the seeds of truth be sown, Where we lay this corner-stone.

Verse 4

Open wide, O God, Thy door, For the outcast and the poor, Who can call no house their own, Where we lay this corner-stone.

Verse 5

By wise master-builders squared, Here be living stones prepared For the temple near Thy throne, Jesus Christ its Corner-stone. Amen.