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
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),
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