Story behind the song
Matthew 7:24-27
Lyrics
I heard a story...about a man down by the river
He was building a house... out there on the sand
Now he worked hard...day and night to deliver
A mansion mighty... a castle great and grand
Well the storms of life fell hard and this foundation
Cracked and crumbled...and mighty was the fall
I guess the things that he had thought... he could build his life upon
Lay broken, ruined...he had lost it all
(verse)
Then I heard about... a wise man I am told
And he was building a house... but not with silver or gold
The footings he laid...deep down in that sod
Were straight and strong...set on the word of God
Well the storms of life fell hard...but this foundation
Stood every tempest...and every stormy blast
I guess the things that he had thought... he could build his life upon
They were the very things in life... that will last
(chorus)
If youre building a house...a house down by the river
Build it up...but not on the shifting sand
You better find a firm foundation
From lifes stormy situations
You better find yourself a Rock...where you can stand
If youre building a house...a house down by that river of life
Build it up...but not on the shifting sand
You better find a firm foundation
From lifes stormy situations
You better find yourself a Rock...where you can stand
You better find a firm foundation... from lifes stormy situations
You need find yourself a Rock...where you can stand!