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Except the Lord do build the house

Author: T. R. Birks Hymnal: The Psalms of David, in Metre #d14 (1849)
Except the Lord do build the house

Except the Lord do build the house

Author: T. R. Birks Hymnal: The Psalter #d25 (1872)
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Psalm 127: Except the Lord do build the house

Hymnal: Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases #P157 (1800) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Except the Lord do build the house Lyrics: 1Except the Lord do build the house, the builders lose their pain: Except the Lord the city keep, the watchmen watch in vain. 2’Tis vain for you to rise betimes, or late from rest to keep, To feed on sorrows’ bread; so gives he his beloved sleep. 3Lo, children are God’s heritage, the womb’s fruit his reward. 4The sons of youth as arrows are, for strong men’s hands prepar’d. 5O happy is the man that hath his quiver fill’d with those; They unashamed in the gate shall speak unto their foes. Scripture: Psalm 127 Languages: English
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Except the Lord do build the house

Hymnal: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P127 (2004) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Except the Lord do build the house, the builders lose their pain: except the Lord the city keep, the watchmen watch in vain. 2 ’Tis vain for you to rise betimes, or late from rest to keep, to feed on sorrows’ bread; so gives he his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are God’s heritage, the womb’s fruit his reward. 4 The sons of youth as arrows are, for strong men’s hands prepared. 5 O happy is the man that hath his quiver filled with those; they unashamed in the gate shall speak unto their foes. Scripture: Psalm 127 Languages: English Tune Title: SALISBURY
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Except the Lord do build the house

Hymnal: The Psalms of David #131a (1865)
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Psalm 127

Hymnal: Foundations Psalter #127 (2023) First Line: Except the Lord do build the house Lyrics: 1 Except the Lord do build the house, the builders lose their pain: Except the Lord the city keep, the watchmen watch in vain. 2 'Tis vain for you to rise betimes, or late from rest to keep, To feed on sorrows' bread; so gives he his belovèd sleep. 3 Lo, children are God's heritage, the womb's fruit his reward. 4 The sons of youth as arrows are, for strong men's hands prepared. 5 O happy is the man that hath his quiver filled with those; They unashamèd in the gate shall speak unto their foes. Scripture: Psalm 127 Languages: English
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