Stone-ify me for Your building

Stone-ify me for Your building

I desire a home for Thee.

Let me share Your dream of Bethel;

Duplicate Your heart in me.

Burn

refine away the nat’ral;

Transformed preciousness I’d be;

Lord

perfect me as a pillar

Standing solid

weightily.

Ankle-holder

a supplanter;

My demands to God I bring.

If God keeps me

clothes and feeds me

Him I’ll own as God

my King.

Chosen ere the earth’s foundation;

“Israel

” I to blessing cling.

Though I suffer

squeezed by Laban

I am sheltered ’neath Your wing.

Ladder joining earth and heaven

Make my heart Your dwelling place.

Burden me to build Your house

Lord;

For this now I consecrate.

Pillars stand—“He will Establish

”

“In Him’s Strength”—of truth the base.

Gain me to enlarge Your temple

Testimony propagate.

While I pass through tribulations

Situations heated press.

Let me see Your hand most sovereign;

Oil anointing on me dress.

All my days

Your presence filleth;

Life and nature

God express

Leaning on You

Staff

my Shepherd

Flowing out to others bless.

Stone-ify me for Your building

I desire a home for Thee.

Let me share Your dream of Bethel;

Duplicate Your heart in me.

Burn

refine away the nat’ral;

Transformed preciousness I’d be;

Lord

perfect me as a pillar

Standing solid

weightily.