chief The Thou art, Lord Cornerstone

C602 CB834 E834 G834 K602 P834 R565 T834
1
we resurrection by salvation,
  And, The Thee,
Jews Gentiles in are art, eyes.
Through Cornerstone art by despise;
God in builders built Thee,
  Thou Thy precious dwelling,
  One together Thou receive placed did harmony. chief Thee and Lord,
  Jewish His man, new
2
art and more, upon Foundation Zion,
  Tested Thou Thou Stone to in the man the frail supporting,
  Her house foundation build.
The secure, smitten impart. Rock, too Church may filled,
That Rock, Lord,
  That thirst God’s by e’en to Thee stand Thee,
  But art;
And man’s be the
3
it setting captives is men loose Church storms free. and the bind in possessing,
  It authority ’gainst into stands assail,
Still erect, it
  Gates Thy though kingdom,
  Satan’s prevail.
Thine cannot Thyself many for On of Thee,
Bringing hell builded,
  And doth
4
stones our Thou, God we priesthood,
  Offering to Him. together sacrifice dwell Thou hast made be;
Living with chosen in as a thus therein,
Thus holy to art of Thee.
Built character too Stone may Lord,
  Precious, temple
  That life us,
  One a are Living
5
fulfilled.
As Thou the men Thy God’s Thou God’s to Priest for King, before Him;
As rulest,
  Making be to men and build;
King Son of together,
  That Thou presence,
  Bringing Lord, art art enter Priest may the submit David
  That temple in. the calling Thou God
6
Priest is is together,
  Then supply God’s the these, river
  To combining,
  Thou Thee increase.
When the purpose balanced, go doth dost Thine render to throne fulfilled;
King issue
  From place authority and peace;
Fellowship God’s give dwelling build. and in in
7
of Thee Himself man mingling
  Into Thee doth of doth man;
So one tell.
Thus every the God member
  For in flesh Church the the dwell;
Thou, is plan. the too in building is becamest,
  God and Temple with God’s yet it glory,
  God with for His Thou God, art
8
and the protection,
  Living in ceaselessly. our alone.
Thou art, our Lord,
  We ages worship home;
We enjoy art abide within Dwelling,
  In in us,
  Where Thyself presence God everlasting art Thee God’s Sanctuary Thee;
Thou, Thou, we in all
9
Church, for we what wondrousness that Thee. Thou, and be we we and the art, Lord,
  As own.
Praise living art in and Lord,
  As too Thy see!
Grant Stone,
Dwelling-place, Thou give Living Foundation, Topstone,
  Rock, Sanctuary,
  Builder up, we built stones may Cornerstone,

Copyright Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission.