1
Recall how David swore,
“I’ll not come into my house,
Nor go up to my bed,
Give slumber to mine eyelids,
Until I find a place for Thee,
A place, O Lord, for Thee.”
Our mighty God desires a home
Where all His own may come.
“I’ll not come into my house,
Nor go up to my bed,
Give slumber to mine eyelids,
Until I find a place for Thee,
A place, O Lord, for Thee.”
Our mighty God desires a home
Where all His own may come.
2
How blinded we have been,
Shut in with what concerns us;
While God’s house lieth waste—
Lord, break through, overturn us;
We’ll go up to the mountain,
Bring wood and build the house;
We’ll never say, “Another day!”
It’s time! We’ll come and build!
Shut in with what concerns us;
While God’s house lieth waste—
Lord, break through, overturn us;
We’ll go up to the mountain,
Bring wood and build the house;
We’ll never say, “Another day!”
It’s time! We’ll come and build!
3
O Lord, against these days,
Inspire some for Your building,
Just as in David’s day—
A remnant who are willing
To come and work in Your house,
Oh, what a blessed charge!
Your heart’s desire, is our desire—
We come, O Lord, to build.
Inspire some for Your building,
Just as in David’s day—
A remnant who are willing
To come and work in Your house,
Oh, what a blessed charge!
Your heart’s desire, is our desire—
We come, O Lord, to build.
4
Within those whom You’d call
Put such a restless caring
For building to give all—
These times are for preparing;
The gates of hell cannot prevail
Against the builded Church!
The hours are few, the builders too—
Lord, build, O build in us!
Put such a restless caring
For building to give all—
These times are for preparing;
The gates of hell cannot prevail
Against the builded Church!
The hours are few, the builders too—
Lord, build, O build in us!
(Repeat the last four lines)
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
Haggai, 1:4-8; Psalm132:1-6, 13-16
See footnotes. Amazing!
San Bernardino, CA, United States
Oh built, and built in us!! 🙏🏻Amen♥️
Auckland, New Zealand
Amen! Lord break through overturn us. May this be our prayer, that we would give all for God's building.
Olympia, Washington, United States
This song touched me today as it did 50 years ago. Our Lord is still longing for a place of rest, a people who are willing to give their all to become His Bride.
College Station, TX, United States
The gates of hell cannot prevail
Against the builded Church!
The hours are few, the builders too—
Lord, build, O build in us!
Zamboanga, Zamboanga Del Sur, Philippines
The Lord needs to build in us first before we can build His house! Amen
Streamwood, IL, United States
Lord put such a restless caring in us-to give all for your building
Austin, Texas, United States
Lord, break through overturn us.
Miraj, Maharashtra, India
We'll go up to the mountain
Bring wood and build the house
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Amen. Lord, build, O build in us !