The phrase "the sand" resonates through 7 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the sand
...What a wonderful sight that will be!
Numberless as the sands of the seashore!
Numberless as the sands of the shore!...
What a wonderful sight that will be!
Numberless as the sands of the seashore!
Numberless as the sands of the shore!
...What a wonderful sight that will be!
Numberless as the sands of the seashore!
Numberless as the sands of the shore!...
What a wonderful sight that will be!
Numberless as the sands of the seashore!
Numberless as the sands of the shore!
...Hearing and doing, we build on the rock;
Hearing alone, we build on the sand;
Both will be tried by the storm and the flood;...
Hearing and doing, we build on the rock;
Hearing alone, we build on the sand;
Both will be tried by the storm and the flood;
...Is it far to Canaan’s land?
Where the sand is often burning,
And the ground our only bed....
Is it far to Canaan’s land?
Where the sand is often burning,
And the ground our only bed.
...But only believe: your fear will take wings,
The sand turn to pools, and life giving springs!
The Word of God speaks, put down your despair:...
But only believe: your fear will take wings,
The sand turn to pools, and life giving springs!
The Word of God speaks, put down your despair:
...Never, never, never.
Oh, if my house is built upon the sand,
’Twill fall when the floods are swelling;...
Never, never, never.
Oh, if my house is built upon the sand,
’Twill fall when the floods are swelling;
...Henceforth may I nobly stand;
Build no longer on the sand;
But defy temptation’s shock,...
Henceforth may I nobly stand;
Build no longer on the sand;
But defy temptation’s shock,
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