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1 Unless the Lord builds up the house,
the weary builders toil in vain;
unless he keeps the city safe,
the guards a useless watch maintain.
2 In vain you rise before the dawn,
and late your nightly vigils keep;
while you eat bread of anxious toil,
God gives to his beloved sleep.
3 Lo, children are a heritage,
a gift from God in very truth.
Like arrows in a warrior's hand
are all the children of one's youth.
4 The man whose quiver's full of them
is blessed by God; his name is great.
He shall not fear his enemies
when he speaks with them in the gate.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Unless the LORD builds up the house |
Title: | Unless the LORD Builds Up the House |
Meter: | L.M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2018 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Family Worship; God: As Guardian; Marriage and the Home(2 more...) |
Source: | The Psalter, 1912; alt. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DEUS TUORUM MILITUM |
Meter: | L.M. |
Key: | C Major |
Source: | Antiphoner, Grenoble, 1753 |