Scripture Verse

Everyone who hears these words of Mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash. Matthew 7:24–27

Introduction

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Barney E. Warren
(1867–1951)

Words & Mu­sic: Bar­ney E. War­ren, Songs of the Ev­en­ing Light (An­der­son, In­di­ana: Gos­pel Trum­pet, 1897), num­ber 65 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Are you build­ing on the Rock eter­nal?
Are you build­ing on the sink­ing sand?
Are you go­ing to that home super­nal,
In that bright­er far off hap­py land?

Refrain

Are you build­ing on the Rock,
Are you build­ing on the Rock?
Are you build­ing on the Rock,
Or, on the sink­ing sand?

Are you build­ing on a strong foun­da­tion?
Can you stand the stor­my sea of life?
’Mid the surg­ing bil­lows’ wild com­mo­tion,
Do you con­quer in the rag­ing strife?

Refrain

Are you build­ing on a strong foun­da­tion,
With an an­chor that will keep the soul?
Living in His love and truth un­shak­en,
Grounded firm and deep tho’ bil­lows roll?

Refrain

Are you build­ing on a strong foun­da­tion?
Can you stand the aw­ful judg­ment shock?
Are you ground­ed in His great sal­va­tion,
Fastened like an an­chor to the Rock?

Refrain