This is the second phrase people have asked me about. ![]() We must challenge ourselves, and remind ourselves to not trust in these earthly frames, but only in the completed and full work of Christ. Perhaps its finance? Perhaps its family? Our own righteousness? Our own success? Or a certain belief of how the Lord views us? We must also think about all our attempts to make ourselves acceptable to God. Therefore, as we sing ‘I dare not trust the sweetest frame’ we must think of all those fragile, temporal and earthly things that we put our hope and trust in. Nothing in this hymn ever hints that any work on our part can add to Christ’s work in order to secure our eternal salvation. Mote recognizes that our hope for eternal life depends completely upon Jesus’ righteousness, not on some sweet earthly frame. ‘In the first stanza, hardly a clearer statement of total dependence on Christ could be made. However, I came across this great explanation for the word – Other sources suggest it’s about a frame of mind, that we cannot even trust our own thinking. Some sources suggest it means our earthly frames, as in bodies, that we are so fragile and mortal, and can put no trust in ourselves or others. Having done a bit of research on the word ‘frame’, it could mean a number of different things. As these words were written over 150 years ago it is difficult for us to know exactly what Mote was referring to as he crafted these inspired words. I have been asked what the song means by the phrase ‘the sweetest frame’. ![]() Mote was a pastor at RehobothBaptistChurch in Horsham, West Sussex and wrote around 100 hymns. This hymn was written by Edward Mote and published in 1837. The first thing that many would realise is that this song, written by Hillsong, directly lifts its verses from a well known traditional hymn, Solid Rock. I think it is important that we understand what we’re singing together as a church family, and know the meaning in the words and phrases that we use. ![]() Over recent weeks a few people have asked me about the meaning behind some of the words of the song ‘Cornerstone’ that we have been singing together for a few weeks now.
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