We’ll build on the rock, the liv­ing Rock,
On Je­sus, the Rock of Ag­es;
So shall we abide the fear­ful shock,
When loud the tem­pest rag­es.

Refrain

We’ll build on the Rock,
We’ll build on the Rock;
We’ll build on the Rock, on the so­lid Rock,
On Christ, the migh­ty Rock.

Some build on the sink­ing sands of life,
On vi­sions of earth­ly trea­sure;
Some build on the waves of sin and strife,
Of fame, and world­ly plea­sure.

Refrain

O build on the Rock, for ev­er sure,
The firm and the true foun­da­tion;
Its hope is the hope which shall en­dure,
The hope of our sal­va­tion.

Refrain