Where hast thou built thine house,
Thy soul's eternal dwelling?
Upon the treacherous sands of sin,
'Mid floods and tempests swelling?
Oh, build upon the Rock — the only sure foundation;
On Christ alone, the Corner-stone, the Rock of our salvation I
What wilt thou do when storms sands
Upon thy house are beating?
When from beneath, the treacherous
That held thee are retreating?
Oh, build upon the Rock — the only sure foundation;
On Christ alone, the Corner-stone, the Rock of our salvation I
Wait not until the floods,
With final shock appalling,
Shall come — and thou canst never save
Thy ruined house from falling.
Oh, build upon the Rock — the only sure foundation;
On Christ alone, the Corner-stone, the Rock of our salvation I