Once in awhile that river gonna rise
Once in awhile that river gonna rise
Oh, you gotta build that house up
On the rock and not on the sand
Yeah, you gotta build that house up
On a little piece of holy land
Oh, you gotta build that house up
On the rock and not on the sand
Yeah, you gotta build that house up
On a little piece of holy land
That river gonna rise and cover my feet
Rain's been comin' down, falling in sheets
The north wind nigh blows
And galvanize our souls
We won't ever have to build that boat
God already gave that rainbow
But trouble's gonna come
And the sky's gonna cry
And that river gonna rise
Don't be afraid, no
Things won't go on forever this way
Every promise will come true
But until then we've got to fight
'Cause that river gonna rise
Yeah that river gonna rise
The Nile, the Jordan
The Rhyne, the Ganges
The Amazon, Zambezee, and the mighty Mississippi
Every branch, and every stream
Every crook, and every creek
Sometimes they all gonna rise
So build your house on the Rock
And not the sand and then
Don't be afraid, no
Things won't go on forever this way
Every promise will come true
But until then we've got to fight
'Cause that river gonna rise
Yeah that river gonna rise
Once in awhile that river gonna rise
Once in awhile that river gonna rise
Oh, you gotta build that house up
On the rock and not on the sand
Yeah, you gotta build that house up
On a little piece of holy land
Oh, you gotta build that house up
On the rock and not on the sand
Yeah, you gotta build that house up
On a little piece of holy land