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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.
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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.