Tune: Carlisle
(\'Stand up and bless the Lord\')
Psalm 127 v.1-2
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Except the Lord does build
The house, it does not yield
Any profit, but labour vain
Of man be, toil and pain
Except the Lord does keep
The city, and His sheep
The watchman in vain stays awake
For wolves the sheep may take
\'Tis vain for you to rise
Ealy, sleep self-deny
And to sit up late, eat the bread
Of sorrows, fear, and dread
For so He gives unto
His beloved sleep anew
Built on rock your house, life is, true
If you His words hear, [and] do