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Building for eternity

Author: Arthur D. Kennedy Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Thought by thought we are building for eternity Refrain First Line: We are building on the Rock

[Thought by thought we are building for eternity]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Daniel Webster Crist Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12333 23454 32223 Used With Text: Building for Eternity (Kennedy)

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Building for Eternity (Kennedy)

Author: Arthur D. Kennedy Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #684 First Line: Thought by thought we are building for eternity Refrain First Line: We are building on the rock Lyrics: 1. Thought by thought we are building for eternity, Stubble, wood or hay, of stubble, wood, or hay; Thought by thought we are building for eternity, Structures that will fall or stand in that great day. Refrain We are building on the rock, We are building on the rock, On the rock of ages, Christ our only hope; Firmly building on the rock, Firmly building on the rock, On the rock of ages, Christ our only hope. 2. Act by act we are building for eternity, Silver, precious stones, or of the purest gold; Act by act we are building for eternity, Lives that will gain entrance to the heav’nly fold. [Refrain] 3. Deed by deed we are building for eternity, On the firm foundation, Christ the solid rock; Deed by deed we are building for eternity, Everlasting hope beyond earth’s storm and shock. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Thought by thought we are building for eternity]

Building for eternity

Author: Arthur D. Kennedy Hymnal: Victory of Song #d69 (1892) First Line: Thought by thought we are Refrain First Line: We are building on the Rock

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Arthur D. Kennedy

Author of "Building for eternity" Late 19th Century Copyright records indicate Kennedy was living in New York in 1898. --www.hymntime.com/tch

Daniel Webster Crist

1857 - 1929 Composer of "[Thought by thought we are building for eternity]" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: November 28, 1857, New Chambersburg, Ohio. Died: March 24, 1929, Alliance, Ohio. Buried: Moultrie Chapel Cemetery, Moultrie, Ohio. Son of Robert Crist and Mary Ruff Crist, Daniel graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1882, and taught school in Columbiana and Stark County, Ohio, for 14 years. He became superintendent of the Osnaburg grade school in 1880, and for three years was superintendent at New Franklin. In 1901, he was elected to the Ohio state legislature, and became a state senator in 1905. Crist was composing as early as 1888, and at least through 1910, when he scored the FLOWER GIRL WALTZ. He worked for 30 years as a successful music publisher, starting in Moultrie, Ohio, where he also taught, farmed, and in New Alexander, served as a church music director and Sunday school superintendent. In 1915, he moved to Alliance, Ohio (where he became president of the Peoples Bank of Alliance). His works include: The Evergreen Waltz Joy and Praise for Sunday Schools, with R. A. Glenn (Cincinnati, Ohio: H. L. Benham & Company, 1886) Gospel Gleanings, 1886 Victory of Song (Moultrie, Ohio: D. W. Crist, 1892) --www.hymntime.com/tch