Hymnal - Unless the lord shall build the house

Un-less the ^GLord shall ^A7build the ^Dhouse, The wear-y ^A7build-ers toil in ^Dvain, Un-less the ^D7Lord the cit-y ^Gshields, The guards main-tain a ^Duse-^Aless ^Dwatch. In vain you ^Arise ere ^A7morn-ing ^Dbreak. And late your night-^Aly vig-^A7ils ^Dkeep, And bread of ^D7anx-ious care par-^Gtake, God gives to His ^Dbe-lov-^A7ed ^Dsleep.

Lo, chil-dren ^Gare the ^A7gift of ^DGod, And sons the ^A7bless-ing He com-^Dmands, These whom in ^Ayouth-ful ^A7days be-^Dstowed, Are like the ^Ashafts in ^A7war-rior’^Ds hands, And hap-py ^Athey whose ^A7quiv-ers ^Dbear, Full store of ^Aar-rows such ^A7as ^Dthese, They in the ^D7gate are free from ^Gfear, And bold-ly face ^Dtheir ^A7en-e-^Dmies.

That man is ^Gblest who ^A7fears the ^DLord, Who lives and ^A7walks in all His ^Dways For of his ^Ala-bor ^A7shall he ^Deat, And he shall ^Apros-per all ^A7his ^Ddays. His wife shall ^Abe a ^A7fruit-ful ^Dvine, His chil-dren all ^Alike ^A7ol-ive ^Dplants. Be-hold the ^D7man who fears the ^GLord, To him His ^Dblessing will ^A7af-^Dford.