Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Man had need of shelter from the evil from the night

The devil wind was blowin' and from heaven came a light

The Son of God, a carpenter, and he came with a plan

To build a house where heaven could be offered unto man

Chorus

When he came here he layed down a mighty firm foundation

And the columns and the beams were churches scattered through the nation

Then rooms were added to it on that same old solid rock

Then roofs were raised by willing hands from the bottom to the top

Then people came and filled the house with singin' prayer and praise

Some turned and rejected, his house fell on leaner days

Son of God, o carpenter, will you come back around

The blocks and beams are crumbling and the house is falling down.

Now the wind is raging and the devil's angry roar

Is screamin' at the windows and howlin' at the door

And thought the faithful few inside are standing true and strong

The house has been neglected and it won't be standing long

(Chorus)

Son of God, o carpenter, will you come back around

Our Blocks and beams are crumbling and the house is falling down.