Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BUILDING FOR ETERNITY, by N. B. SARGENT


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BUILDING FOR ETERNITY, by                    
First Line: We are building in sorrow or joy
Last Line: In the city of light above?
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


WE ARE BUILDING in sorrow or joy
A temple the world may not see,
Which time cannot mar nor destroy;
We build for eternity.

Chorus:

We are building ev'ry day,
A temple the world may not see;
Building, building ev'ry day,
Building for eternity.

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

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

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?





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