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EThe wise man built his Bhouse upon the rock
The B7wise man built his Ehouse upon the rock
The wise man built his Bhouse upon the rock
And the Erain came Btumbling Edown
EThe rain came down and the Bfloods came up
The B7rain came down and the Efloods came up
The rain came down and the Bfloods came up
And the Ehouse on the Brock stood Efirm
EThe foolish man built his Bhouse upon the sand
The B7foolish man built his Ehouse upon the sand
The foolish man built his Bhouse upon the sand
And the Erain came Btumbling Edown
EThe rain came down and the Bfloods came up
The B7rain came down and the Efloods came up
The rain came down and the Bfloods came up
And the Ehouse on the Bsand came dEown
ESo build your house on the Brock of Jesus Christ
So B7build your house on the Erock of Jesus Christ
So build your house on the Brock of Jesus Christ
And the Eblessings Bwill come Edown
EThe blessings come down and the Bprayers go up
The B7blessings come down and the Eprayers go up
The blessings come down and the Bprayers go up
So Ebuild your Bhouse on the Erock of Jesus Christ

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The Wise Man

by Misc Traditional

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E B

The wise man built his house upon the rock

B7 E

The wise man built his house upon the rock

E B E

And the rain came tumbling down

E B

The rain came down and the floods came up

B7 E

The rain came down and the floods came up

E B E

And the house on the rock stood firm

E B

The foolish man built his house upon the sand

B7 E

The foolish man built his house upon the sand

E B E

And the rain came tumbling down

E B

The rain came down and the floods came up

B7 E

The rain came down and the floods came up

E B E

And the house on the sand came down

E B

So build your house on the rock of Jesus Christ

B7 E

So build your house on the rock of Jesus Christ

E B E

And the blessings will come down

E B

The blessings come down and the prayers go up

B7 E

The blessings come down and the prayers go up

E B E

So build your house on the rock of Jesus Christ

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