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 18 hymnals

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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 - 7 of 7)
Text

Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #897

I'm Gonna Sing #4

TextPage Scan

Sing With Me #118

TextScore

Timeless Truths #1080

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

Audio

Small Church Music #1600

Text

The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #357

Include 11 pre-1979 instances
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