BEHOLD the sure foundation-stone Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly...

BEHOLD the sure foundation-stone Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise.

Chosen of God, to sinners dear, We now adore thy name; We trust our whole salvation here, Nor can we suffer shame.

The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain; Yet on this rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain.

What though the gates of hell withstood, Yet must this building rise: ' Tis thine own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes.