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.
UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS UP THE HOUSE
First Line:
Unless the LORD builds up the house, the weary builders toil in vain;
Songbook: Trinity Psalter Hymnal 2018
Page Number: 127B
Song Key: C
Language: English
Authors: The Psalter, 1912
Tune Name: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM
Themes: Psalm 127
Composer: "Antiphoner," Grenoble
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