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The Wise Man and the Foolish Man

The wise man built his house upon the rock

Tune: [The wise man built his house upon the rock]
Published in 19 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: Recording

Representative Text

1 The wise man built his house upon the rock.
The wise man built his house upon the rock.
The wise man built his house upon the rock.
And the rains came tumbling down.
The rains came down, and the floods came up.
The rains came down, and the floods came up.
The rains came down, and the floods came up.
And the house on the rock stood firm.

2 The foolish man built his house upon the sand.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand.
And the rains came tumbling down.
The rains came down, and the floods came up.
The rains came down, and the floods came up.
The rains came down, and the floods came up.
And the house on the sand fell down.



Source: Sing With Me #118

Text Information

First Line: The wise man built his house upon the rock
Title: The Wise Man and the Foolish Man
Meter: 8.8.8.6 D
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The rains came down

Timeline

Media

Timeless Truths #1080
  • The_Wise_Man_and_the_Foolish_Man.pdf (PDF)
  • The_Wise_Man_and_the_Foolish_Man.xml (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 19 of 19)

Action Songs for Boys and Girls, Vol.3 #d12

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #735

TextPage Scan

Bible Songs for Children #4

Campaign Specials #d12

Text

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #897

I'm Gonna Sing #4

Let's just Praise the Lord (Music Edition) #72

Praises for Children #d65

Salvation Songs for Children, Number 3 #100

Silver Gems in Song #d89

TextPage Scan

Sing With Me #118

Singspiration Five #d13

Audio

Small Church Music #1600

Text

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #357

TextScore

Timeless Truths #1080

V.B.S. Songs for 1960 #d15

V.B.S. Songs for 1963 #d14

V.B.S. Songster Special #d29

Youth Melodies and Action Songs #d71

Exclude 12 pre-1979 instances
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