Trinity Hymnal ‎#291

291. Unless the Lord the house shall build

1 Unless the Lord the house shall build,
The weary builders toil in vain;
Unless the Lord the city shield,
The guards a useless watch maintain.

2 In vain you rise ere morning break,
And late your nightly vigils keep,
And of the bread of toil partake;
God gives to his beloved sleep.

3 Lo, children are a great reward,
A gift from God in very truth;
With arrows is his quiver stored
Who joys in children of his youth.

4 And blest the man whose age is cheered
By stalwart sons and daughters fair;
No enemies by him are feared,
No lack of love, no want of care.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Unless the Lord the house shall build
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 127
• Topic: The Church: The Covenant People; Family Worship; God: Guardian; Marriage and the Home; Protection; Riches
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: ROSE HILL
• Composer: Joseph E. Sweetser, 1825-1873
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major