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[On what are you building, my brother]
Appears in 16 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Rosecrans Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13334 44511 23336 Used With Text: On What Are You Building?
[On what are you building, my brother]
The Rock And The Sand
Author: Henry R. Trickett Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: On what are you building, my brother Refrain First Line: Hearing and doing, we build on the rock Lyrics: 1 On what are you building, my brother,
Your hopes of an eternal home?
Is it loose shifting sand, or the firm solid rock,
You are trusting for ages to come?
Refrain:
Hearing and doing, we build on the rock;
Hearing alone, we build on the sand;
Both will be tried by the storm and the flood;
Only the rock the trial will stand.
2 On one or the other, my brother,
You are building your hopes day by day;
You are risking your soul on the works that you do,
Will the dark waters sweep you away? [Refrain]
3 Your Savior has warned you, my brother,
I pray you give heed to His voice;
There is life on the rock, but death on the sand;
Oh, brother, pray tell me your choice. [Refrain]
4 No matter how careful, my brother,
The sand for your house you prepare;
’Twill be all swept away when the floods shall descend,
And you be left perishing there. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [On what are you building, my brother] Text Sources: The Helping Hand by William T. Giffe and James H. Rosecrans (Cincinnati: George D. Newhall, 1878)
The Rock And The Sand
On What Are You Building?
Author: H. R. Trickett Hymnal: Christian Hymns #353 (1935) First Line: On what are you building, my brother Refrain First Line: Hearing and doing, we build on the Rock Lyrics: 1 On what are you building, my brother,
Your hopes of a eternal home?
Is it loose, shifting sand, or the firm, solid rock,
You are trusting for ages to come?
Chorus:
Hearing and doing, we build on the Rock,
Hearing alone, we build on the sand,
Both will be tried by the storm and the flood,
Only the rock the trial will stand!
2 On one or the other, my brother,
You're building your hopes day by day;
You are risking your soul on the works that you do,
Will the dark waters sweep you away? [Chorus]
3 Your Savior has warned you, my brother,
Oh, I pray you give heed to His voice;
There is life on the rock, but there's death on the sand,
Heed His words, brother, make them your choice. [Chorus]
Languages: English Tune Title: [On what are you building, my brother]
On What Are You Building?
On What Are You Building
Author: H. R. Trickett Hymnal: Joy and Praise #36 (1908) First Line: On what are you building, my brother Refrain First Line: Hearing and doing, we build on the rock Languages: English Tune Title: [On what are you building, my brother]
On What Are You Building
On What Are You Building, My Brother?
Author: H. R. Trickett Hymnal: The Gospel Call #107 (1895) Refrain First Line: Hearing and doing, we build on the Rock Languages: English Tune Title: [On what are you building, my brother?]
On What Are You Building, My Brother?
J. H. Rosecrans
1845 - 1926 Composer of "[On what are you building, my brother]" in The Christian Sunday School Hymnal James Holmes Rosecrans studied at the Baxter University of Music in Friendship, New York. After teaching for two years, he joined the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of 1880, he was teaching music in Douglas County, Colorado. In 1884, was an evangelist in California, and later was associated with evangelistic efforts in Texas, and taught music and Bible at Carlton College in Bonham, Texas. He published over 20 music collections in his lifetime.
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J. H. Rosecrans
H. R. Trickett
1839 - 1909 Author of "The Rock and the Sand" in The Christian Sunday School Hymnal Henry Robert Tricket (sometimes called Harry Robert Tricket), born December 1839, Nottinghamshire, England; died April 1909, Keokuk, Iowa. A hymn writer, minister, and pastor/preacher/teacher from the American Restoration Movement. He spent the bulk of his time in ministry serving churches in the Disciples of Christ, one of the three branches of a movement founded by Thomas Campbell, Alexander Campbell, Barton W. Stone, and Walter Scott. The other branches include Churches of Christ and Independent Christian Churches. Most of his compositions, largely as a lyric and text writer, are found in the mid-20th century hymnals of Churches of Christ. His partnership in composing with Fred Fillmore and others through the Fillmore Brothers Publishing House allowed his hymns to be sung in primarily Restoration Movement Churches, especially prior to 1940.
Trickett emigrated to America at age 12. He went back to England as a young man to complete his education, and studied for a career in law, but soon decided for the minis-ry.
After returning to America, he bought a farm in Montebello Township, Hancock County, Illinois, which was home for the rest of his life. He became a Disciples of Christ minister, and held pastorates in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri, and did much evangelistic work, particularly in the Midwest.
D. J. Bulls
H. R. Trickett
