Scripture Verse

No one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11

Introduction

Words: Se­bas­ti­an W. Mey­er, 1908.

Music: Church Tri­um­phant James W. El­li­ott, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mey­er or El­li­ott (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

We build our school on Thee, O Lord,
To Thee we bring our com­mon need;
The lov­ing heart, the help­ful word,
The ten­der thought, the kind­ly deed.

We work to­ge­ther in Thy sight,
We live to­ge­ther in Thy love;
Guide Thou our fal­ter­ing steps aright,
And lift our thought to Heav’n above.

Hold Thou each hand to keep it just,
Touch Thou our lips and make them pure,
If Thou art with us, Lord, we must
Be faith­ful friends and com­rades sure.

We change, but Thou art still the same,
The same good mas­ter, teach­er, friend;
We change; but Lord, we bear Thy name,
To jour­ney with it to the end.