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Unless It Is the Lord

 

Marty Goetz

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Unless It Is the Lord

Words and music by Marty Goetz

Unless it is the L-rd who builds the house
They labor in vain who build it
Unless it is the L-rd who guards the city
The watchmen watch in vain

Vain are we to rise up early and to stay up late
To toil and labor greatly for our daily bread
Vain are we to worry that our souls He will not keep

He gives His loved ones sleep
For He Himself has said

Unless it is the L-rd who builds the house
They labor in vain who build it
Unless it is the L-rd who guards the city
The watchmen watch in vain

Foolishly we try to build our houses on the sand
They cannot withstand the storms we must endure
Wise are we when we′ve been found to build on solid ground
Though rain & wind may pound
We’ll still stand secure

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Vain am I and foolish and embarrassed to admit
I′ve often almost quit, yet on and on I go
And though I’m slow of step
And though my heart is filled with fears
Still after all these years
This one thing I know

Unless it is the L-rd who builds the house
They labor in vain who build it
Unless it is the L-rd who guards the city
The watchmen watch in vain

The watchmen watch in vain
Unless it is the L-rd, Unless it is the L-rd

Psalm 127

Unless the Lord Builds

{A Song of degrees for Solomon.} Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.