- Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
- Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
- And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
- Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
- If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
- To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
- Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
- Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
- Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
- And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
Upon Solomon’s grand design,
Where the temple rose, divine,
Came a stone of size, unique,
Shaped so oddly, it seemed weak.
Builders scoffed at such a sight,
Cast aside, it caught the light,
There it lay through storm and sun,
Ignored by all, selected by none.
The cornerstone they sought with care,
To bear the load, none could compare;
Through trials of frost, storm, and sun,
Many chosen, yet fit were none.
Then remembered, that stone alone,
Time-tested, through tempests blown,
No cracks upon its surface shown,
For the crucial test, it was now known.
Chosen last, it proved to stand,
Perfect fit, by God’s own hand,
A symbol deep, as prophets write,
Of Christ, the Rock, our guiding light.
Jews of old, His role dismissed,
In Him, they found not bliss but twist;
A stumbling block, a cornerstone,
Rejected first, but God’s own stone.
Sanctuary, refuge, sacred base,
Enduring trials, with divine grace,
He bears all sins, and on Him lay,
Our hopes, our fears, till judgment day.
The stone once scorned, now cornerstone,
In Zion laid, by God alone,
A sure foundation, strong and tried,
In Christ alone, we all confide.