Scripture Verse

Whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. Matthew 7:24–25

Introduction

Words: Art­hur D. Ken­ne­dy, in Vic­tory of Song, ed­it­ed by Da­ni­el Crist (Moul­trie, Ohio: D. W. Crist, 1892).

Music: Da­ni­el W. Crist (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Daniel W. Crist (1857–1929)

Lyrics

Thought by thought we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,
Stubble, wood or hay, of stub­ble, wood, or hay;
Thought by thought we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,
Structures that will fall or stand in that great day.

Refrain

We are build­ing on the rock,
We are build­ing on the rock,
On the Rock of Ag­es, Christ our on­ly hope;
Firmly build­ing on the rock,
Firmly build­ing on the rock,
On the Rock of Ag­es, Christ our on­ly hope.

Act by act we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,
Silver, pre­cious stones, or of the pur­est gold;
Act by act we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,
Lives that will gain en­trance to the heav’n­ly fold.

Refrain

Deed by deed we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,
On the firm foun­da­tion, Christ the so­lid rock;
Deed by deed we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,
Everlasting hope be­yond earth’s storm and shock.

Refrain