Scripture Verse

We have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Corinthians 5:1

Introduction

Words: John S. Brown, 1900. Pub­lished in The Soul Win­ner’s Hal­le­lu­jah Songs, by Da­vid G. Ba­con (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana: Brown Bro­thers, 1904), num­ber 18. Com­pare Not Made with Hands (Fer­ger­son).

Music: Ar­ranged by Ava­nelle Dy­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Christ went a build­ing to pre­pare,
Not made with hands,
And ’twill be decked with jew­els rare,
Not made with hands.

Refrain

I know, I know,
I have an­oth­er build­ing;
I know, I know,
’Tis not made with hands.

Put on the ar­mor of our God,
Not made with hands,
And take the path our cap­tain trod,
Not made with hands.

Refrain

Keep fight­ing sin, that aw­ful foe,
Not made with hands,
Until you hear the trum­pet blow,
Not made with hands.

Refrain

Then come up, child­ren, get your crown,
Not made with hands,
When you have laid your ar­mor down,
Not made with hands.

Refrain

That ci­ty’s built with pre­cious stone,
Not made with hands,
Within we’ll ga­ther ’round the throne,
Not made with hands.

Refrain