The Story of Our Hymns

by Ernest Edwin Ryden

On Thee, the everlasting Rock,

Thy Church shall stand as stands Thy Word,

Nor fear the storm, nor dread the shock.

For Thee our waiting spirits yearn,

For Thee this house of praise we rear;

To Thee with longing hearts we turn;

Come, fix Thy glorious presence here.

Come, with Thy Spirit and Thy power,

The Conqueror, once the Crucified;

Our God, our Strength, our King, our Tower,