^GMan had need of shelter from the ^Cevil from the n^Gight ^GThe devil wind was blowin' and from h^A7eaven came a l^Dight ^CThe Son of God, a carpenter, and he ^Gcame with a pl^Can ^GTo build a house where heaven could be^D offered unto ^Gman

^CWhen he came here he laid down a m^Gighty firm foundation ^CAnd the columns and the beams were churches^G scattered through the nation ^CThen rooms were added to it on that^G same old solid rock ^AThen roofs were raised by willing hands from the ^Dbottom to the top ^CThen people came and filled the house with ^Gsingin' prayer and praise ^CSome turned and rejected, his house ^Gfell on leaner days ^GSon of God, o carpenter, will^C you come back around ^GThe blocks and beams are crumbling and the ^Dhouse is falling d^Gown.

^GNow the wind is raging and the ^Cdevil's angry r^Goar ^GIs screamin' at the windows and ^Ahowlin' at the d^Door ^CAnd thought the faithful few inside are ^Gstanding true and str^Cong ^GThe house has been neglected and ^Dit won't be standing l^Gong

^CWhen he came here he laid down a m^Gighty firm foundation ^CAnd the columns and the beams were churches^G scattered through the nation ^CThen rooms were added to it on that^G same old solid rock ^AThen roofs were raised by willing hands from the ^Dbottom to the top ^CThen people came and filled the house with ^Gsingin' prayer and praise ^CSome turned and rejected, his house ^Gfell on leaner days ^GSon of God, o carpenter, will^C you come back around ^GThe blocks and beams are crumbling and the ^Dhouse is falling d^Gown.

^GSon of God, o carpenter, will^C you come back around ^GOur Blocks and beams are crumbling and the ^Dhouse is falling d^Gown