Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) 465. There is a house not made with hands

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There is a house not made with hands

465. There is a house not made with hands

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1 There is a house not made with hands,
Eternal and on high;
And here my spirit waiting stands,
Till God shall bid it fly.

2 Shortly this prison of my clay
Must be dissolved and fall,
Then, O my soul, with joy obey
Thy Heavenly Father’s call.

3 ’Tis He, by His almighty grace,
That forms thee fit for heaven,
And as an earnest of the place,
Has His own Spirit given.

4 We walk by faith of joys to come,
Faith lives upon His Word;
But while the body is our home,
We’re absent from the Lord.

Text Information
First Line:	There is a house not made with hands
Meter:	C. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1870
Topic:	Christians: their life and experience; Constancy; Death: anticipation of (3 more...)
Notes:	Author from index: Watts