Hymn/Song Information

BUILDING FOR ETERNITY

We are building in sorrow or joy,
A temple the world may not see,
Which time cannot mar nor destroy:
We build for eternity.

We are building every day
A temple the world may not see,
Building, building every day,
Building for eternity.

Every thought that we’ve ever had,
Its own little place has filled;
Every deed we have done, good or bad,
Is a stone in the temple we build.

We are building every day
A temple the world may not see,
Building, building every day,
Building for eternity.

Every word that so lightly falls,
Giving some heart joy or pain,
Will shine in our temple walls,
Or ever its beauty stain.

We are building every day
A temple the world may not see,
Building, building every day,
Building for eternity.

Are you building for God alone?
Are you building in faith and love
A temple the Father will own,
In the city of light above?

We are building every day
A temple the world may not see,
Building, building every day,
Building for eternity.