Scripture Verse

We have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Corinthians 5:1

Introduction

Words: John S. Brown, 1900. Pub­lished in The Soul Win­ner’s Hal­le­lu­jah Songs, by Da­vid G. Ba­con (In­di­an­a­po­lis, In­di­a­na: Brown Bro­thers, 1904), num­ber 18. Com­pare Not Made with Hands (Fer­ger­son).

Music: Ar­ranged by Av­a­nelle Dy­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Brown or Dy­er (head-and-shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Christ went a building to prepare,
Not made with hands,
And ’twill be decked with jewels rare,
Not made with hands.

Refrain

I know, I know,
I have another building;
I know, I know,
’Tis not made with hands.

Put on the armor of our God,
Not made with hands,
And take the path our captain trod,
Not made with hands.

Refrain

Keep fighting sin, that awful foe,
Not made with hands,
Until you hear the trumpet blow,
Not made with hands.

Refrain

Then come up, children, get your crown,
Not made with hands,
When you have laid your armor down,
Not made with hands.

Refrain

That city’s built with precious stone,
Not made with hands,
Within we’ll gather ’round the throne,
Not made with hands.

Refrain