Cornerstone Thou Lord The chief art,

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

Copyright Living Stream Ministry. Used by permission.