Scripture Verse

Every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand. Matthew 7:26

Introduction

Words: Tom A. Fer­gu­son, in the Sup­ple­ment to the Harp of Glo­ry, ed­it­ed by Will­iam T. Dale & H. A. R. Hor­ton (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Will­iam T. Dale, 1912), num­ber 71, alt.

Music: Mak­as­sar Fred L. Beard (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Fer­gu­son or Beard (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

There’s a bro­ther sink­ing down tod­ay;
Will you lend to him a help­ing hand?
He is drift­ing, drift­ing far away,
And his feet are on the sink­ing sand.

Refrain

Sinking down, sink­ing down,
There’s a bro­ther sink­ing down to­day;
Sinking down, sink­ing down,
There’s a bro­ther drift­ing far away.

Many souls are sink­ing down to­day
That have ne­ver heard a Chris­tian pray;
Can you speak to them a word of cheer,
To bring com­fort to the sin­ner’s ear?

Refrain

There are brok­en hearts so sad to­night,
That are lost from Je­sus and the light;
They are drift­ing far away from shore
Where they will be lost for ev­er­more.

Refrain