Touch Jesus Songs - Marjie Singing Live - "Except The Lord Build The House"

Chorus:
Except the Lord build the house,
They labor to build it in vain.
And except the Lord keep the city,
The watchman waketh it in vain.

Now, it is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late, and eat the bread of sorrows;
For the Lord giveth His beloved sleep.
I.
Now, we can build enormous churches
That will bring the praise of man;
But unless God leads the service,
The people gather there in vain.

Chorus:
For except the Lord build the house,
They labor to build it in vain.
And except the Lord keep the city,
The watchman waketh it in vain.

II.
And we can build big guided missiles,
And we can make our army strong;
But unless the Lord is with us,
We'll never sing the victory song.

Chorus:
For except the Lord build the house,
They labor to build it in vain.
And except the Lord keep the city,
The watchman waketh it in vain.
Oh, the watchman waketh it in vain.

III.
So let us keep our eyes on Jesus,
And we'll escape the coming harm.
And when ten thousand fall around us,
We'll be safe within His Arm.

IV.
And there is peace and perfect rest
In those Everlasting Arms.
And His children need not worry,
He'll keep us safe from every harm.

Chorus:
For except the Lord build the house,
They labor to build it in vain.
And except the Lord keep the city,
The watchman waketh it in vain.

Ending:
And it is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late, and eat the bread of sorrows;
For the Lord giveth His beloved sleep.
Yes, the Lord giveth His beloved sleep.

Based on Psalm 127

Words and Music by Marjorie Reece
(c) 1986 by TJM

Except The Lord Build The House

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