Minnetonka Songs ‎#14

14. On What Foundation?

1 On what foundation do you build, neighbor,
Your hopes for the future fair?
Do your walls reach down to the rock below,
And rest securely there?
Sad wrecks be 'round you on the sand, neighbor,
The floods and the storms are near;
Will the strong blast hurl to the earth thy walls,
Or blanch thy cheek with fear?

Chorus:
On what foundation do you build, neighbor,
Your hopes for the future fair?
Do your walls reach down to the rock below,
And rest securely there?

2 On sure foundation would you build, neighbor?
Take heed to the Lord's commands;
Ever fast and firm, while the storms go by,
This Rock of Ages stands.
Alas, what folly 'tis to build, neighbor,
A mansion so fair, so grand,
With its costly walls and its lofty towers,
On Sin's delusive sand! [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: On what foundation do you build, neighbor
• Title: On What Foundation?
• Author: P. P. Bliss
• Refrain First Line: On what foundation do you build, neighbor
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 3:11
• Copyright: By permission.
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [On what foundation do you build, neighbor]
• Composer: P. P. Bliss
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.