O Build upon the Rock!

Verse 1

Where hast thou built thine house, Thy soul's eternal dwelling? Upon the treach'rous sands of sin, 'Mid floods and tempests swelling?

Chorus

Oh, build upon the Rock— The only sure foundation; On Christ alone the Cornerstone, The Rock of our salvation!

Verse 2

What wilt thou do when storms Upon thy house are beating? When from beneath, the treach'rous sands That held thee are retreating?

Verse 3

Wait not until the floods With final shock appalling, Shall come — and thou canst never save Thy ruined house from falling.