wood or hay

The phrase "wood or hay" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“wood or hay”· 2 hymns found
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Thought by thought we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,
May they the true foun­da­tion lay,

wood or hay

Thought by thought we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,
And meek­ly preach, in days of strife,

Building for Eternity (Kennedy)

Lyricist: Arthur Kennedy, 1892
Composer: Daniel Crist
Hymn 1

...Thought by thought we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,

Stubble, wood or hay, of stub­ble, wood, or hay;

Thought by thought we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,...

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Thought by thought we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,

Stubble, wood or hay, of stub­ble, wood, or hay;

Thought by thought we are build­ing for eter­ni­ty,

Building for Eternity (Kennedy)

O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine

Lyricist: Christopher Wordsworth, 1862, 1865
Composer: Dimitri Bortniansky, 1825
Hymn 2

...May they the true foun­da­tion lay,

Build gold there­on, not wood or hay;

And meek­ly preach, in days of strife,...

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May they the true foun­da­tion lay,

Build gold there­on, not wood or hay;

And meek­ly preach, in days of strife,

O Lord, Who in Thy Love Divine

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