Unless The Lord Shall Build The House

unless the lord shall build the house written by : dwight armstrong tabbed by : xaxu tuning : standard i take no credit for this tab . i could not find the one who made this tab , credit goes to them . info : key of D# play chords as if in the key of D . capo : 1 Verse 1 G A7 D A7 D un - less the lord shall build the house , the wear - y build - ers toil in vain , D7 G D A D un - less the lord the cit - y shields , the guards main - tain a use - less watch . A A7 D A A7 D in vain you rise ere morn - ing break . and late your night - ly vig - ils keep , D7 G D A7 D and bread of anx - ious care par - take , god gives to his be - lov - ed sleep . Verse 2 G A7 D A7 D lo , chil - dren are the gift of god , and sons the bless - ing he com - mands , A A7 D A A7 D these whom in youth - ful days be - stowed , are like the shafts in war - riors hands , A A7 D A A7 D and hap - py they whose quiv - ers bear , full store of ar - rows such as these , D7 G D A7 D they in the gate are free from fear , and bold - ly face their en - E - mies . Verse 3 G A7 D A7 D that man is blest who fears the lord , who lives and walks in all his ways A A7 D A A7 D for of his la - bor shall he eat , and he shall pros - per all his days . A A7 D A A7 D his wife shall be a fruit - ful vine , his chil - dren all like ol - ive plants . D7 G D A7 D be - hold the man who fears the lord , to him his blessing will af - ford .