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UNLESS THE LORD SHALL
BUILD THE HOUSE
Psalm 127
Dwight Armstrong
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Un-less the Lord shall build the house,
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Lo, chil-dren are the gift of God,
3. That man is blest who fears the Lord;
The wear-y build-ers toil in
And sons the bless-ing He com–
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Un-less the Lord the cit- y shields. The guards main-tain a use-less
mands; These whom in youth-ful days be-stowed, Are like the shafts in war-rior's
ways;
For of his la - bor shall he eat; And he shall pros -per all his
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vain you rise ere morn-ing break, And late your night-ly vig-ils
hands. And hap-py they whose quiv- ers bear Full store of ar-rows such as
days. His wife shall be a fruit-ful vine; His chil-dren all like ol-ive
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keep, Andbreadof anx-iouscarepar-take; Godgives toHis be-lov-ed sleep.
these; They in the gate are free from fear, And bold-ly face their en-e-mies.
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To him Hisblessingwill af-ford.
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