Christian Hymns ‎#353

353. On What Are You Building?

1 On what are you building, my brother,
Your hopes of a eternal home?
Is it loose, shifting sand, or the firm, solid rock,
You are trusting for ages to come?

Chorus:
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,
Only the rock the trial will stand!

2 On one or the other, my brother,
You're building your hopes day by day;
You are risking your soul on the works that you do,
Will the dark waters sweep you away? [Chorus]

3 Your Savior has warned you, my brother,
Oh, I pray you give heed to His voice;
There is life on the rock, but there's death on the sand,
Heed His words, brother, make them your choice. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: On what are you building, my brother
• Title: On What Are You Building?
• Author: H. R. Trickett
• Refrain First Line: Hearing and doing, we build on the Rock
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1935
• Copyright: By permission.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [On what are you building, my brother]
• Composer: J. H. Rosecrans
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: By permission.
• Notes: Now Public Domain