The House upon a Rock

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1864
Composer: William Bradbury

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.

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.

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.

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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