God of Truth, Thy Sons Should Be

God of truth! Thy sons should be

Firmly ground­ed up­on Thee;

Ever on the Rock ab­ide

High ab­ove the chang­ing tide.

Theirs is the un­wa­ver­ing mind

No more tossed with ev­ery wind;

No more doth their ’stab­lished heart

From the liv­ing God de­part.

Father

strength­en Thou my will;

With Thine own stead­fast­ness fill;

Rooted

ground­ed

may I be

Fixed in Thy sta­bil­ity.

Henceforth may I nob­ly stand;

Build no long­er on the sand;

But de­fy temp­ta­tion’s shock

Firmly ground­ed on the Rock.