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 Hea­ven 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.