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Author: John S. Brown Appears in 21 hymnals First Line: Christ went a building to prepare Refrain First Line: I know, I know Lyrics: 1. Christ went a building to prepare, Not made with hands, And ’twill be decked with jewels rare, Not made with hands. Refrain I know, I know, I have another building; I know, I know, ’Tis not made with hands. 2. Put on the armor of our God, Not made with hands, And take the path our Captain trod, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 3. Keep fighting sin, that awful foe, Not made with hands, Until you hear the trumpet blow, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 4. Then come up, children, get your crown, Not made with hands, When you have laid your armor down, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 5. That city’s built with precious stone, Not made with hands, Within we’ll gather ’round the throne, Not made with hands. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Christ went a building to prepare] Text Sources: The Soul Winner's Hallelujah Songs, by David G. Bacon (Indianapolis, Indiana: Brown Brothers, 1904), number 18

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[Christ went a building to prepare]

Appears in 18 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Avanelle Dyer Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13321 33215 55565 Used With Text: Not Made with Hands

[Christ went a building to prepare]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. A. F.; J. McP. Incipit: 13321 55535 35565 Used With Text: Not Made With Hands

[I know, I know]

Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13153 56532 11315 Used With Text: I Know

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Not Made With Hands

Author: Rev. E. A. Fergerson Hymnal: Burning Bush Songs No. 1 #16 (1902) First Line: Christ went a building to prepare Refrain First Line: I know, I know, I have another building Lyrics: 1 Christ went a building to prepare, Not made with hands, And ‘twill be decked with jewels rare, Not made with hands. Refrain: I know, I know, I have another building, Yes, I know, I know, Not made with hands. 2 Just look over yonder and what do I see? Not made with hands, A heavenly home prepared for me, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 3 I’ve never been to heaven but so I’m told, Not made with hands, That the heavenly streets are paved with gold, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 4 The angels’ wings all tipped with gold, Not made with hands, They are so glorious to behold, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 5 Some morning fair I’m going away, Not made with hands, And I won’t come back ‘till Millennial day; Not made with hands. [Refrain] 6 I have some friends who’ve gone before, Not made with hands, Up there we’ll meet to part no more, Not made with hands. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ went a building to prepare]

Not Made with Hands

Author: John S. Brown Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4607 First Line: Christ went a building to prepare Refrain First Line: I know, I know Lyrics: 1. Christ went a building to prepare, Not made with hands, And ’twill be decked with jewels rare, Not made with hands. Refrain I know, I know, I have another building; I know, I know, ’Tis not made with hands. 2. Put on the armor of our God, Not made with hands, And take the path our Captain trod, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 3. Keep fighting sin, that awful foe, Not made with hands, Until you hear the trumpet blow, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 4. Then come up, children, get your crown, Not made with hands, When you have laid your armor down, Not made with hands. [Refrain] 5. That city’s built with precious stone, Not made with hands, Within we’ll gather ’round the throne, Not made with hands. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ went a building to prepare]

Not Made With Hands

Author: John S. Brown Hymnal: Redeeming Love #7 (2021) First Line: Christ went a building to prepare Refrain First Line: I know, I know, I have another building Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ went a building to prepare]

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John S. Brown

Arranger of "Not Made with Hands" in Songs of Praise and Salvation John S Brown USA. Thus far, John has evaded biographers. He may be Rev. John Stillman Brown of Kansas, but this is not verified. John Perry

Avanelle Dyer

1880 - 1976 Arranger of "[Christ went a building to prepare]" in The Cyber Hymnal Dyer, Miss Avanelle. This may be Addie Avanelle Dyer, born in Delaware, Ohio on November 4, 1880 to Rolla Dyer and Addie Belle Smith. Addie Avanelle "Nellie" Dyer married Lewis Robeson Akers (1881-1963) on July 6, 1905 and they had 4 children. Akers was a Methodist minister and served as president of Asbury College in Louisville from 1925 to 1933. Avanelle died on July 10, 1976 in Manatee County, Florida at the age of 95. She and her husband are buried at the Miami Memorial Park Cemetery in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Not Made With Hands was brought over to the Cooper book from the J. L. White book in 1992, where it appeared on page 517 with the note "Copyright 1900. Brown Bros. Used by per." --groups.google.com/forum/