Oh, if my house is built up­on a rock,
I know it will stand for­ev­er;
The floods may come,
And the roll­ing thun­der’s shock,
May beat up­on my house
That is found­ed on a rock,
But it ne­ver will fall, ne­ver will fall,
Never, ne­ver, ne­ver.

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My rock is firm, it is my sure foun­da­tion,
’Tis Je­sus Christ, my lov­ing Sav­ior,
Jesus Christ, my loving Sav­ior,
The rock of my sal­va­tion,
The rock of my sal­va­tion.

For He whose word is last­ing as the hills,
Whose truth is un­chang­ing ev­er,
Hath said my house
On the so­lid rock shall stand,
He’ll hold it by His might
In the hol­low of His hand,
And it ne­ver will fall, ne­ver will fall,
Never, ne­ver, ne­ver.

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Oh, if my house is built up­on the sand,
’Twill fall when the floods are swell­ing;
The winds will blow,
And the tem­pest will des­cend
And beat up­on my house
That is built up­on the sand,
And sure­ly it will fall—ne­ver to rise,
Never, ne­ver, ne­ver.

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Then let my house be built upon a rock,
For there it will stand for­ev­er;
The floods may come,
And the roll­ing thun­der’s shock
May beat up­on my house
That is found­ed on a rock,
But it ne­ver will fall, ne­ver will fall,
Never, ne­ver, ne­ver.

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