The House Is Falling Down

Men had need of shelter from the evil, from the night

The devil wind was blowin and from heaven came a light

The Son of God, a carpenter and he came with a plan

To build a house where heaven could be offered unto men

When he came here, he laid down a mighty firm foundation

And the columns and the beams were churches, scattered through the nation

And then rooms were added to it on that same old solid rock

And roofs were raised by willing hands, from the bottom to the top

Then the people came and filled the house, were singing prayer and praise

Some turned and rejected, his house fell on leaner days

Oh, Son of God, oh carpenter, will you come back around

The blocks and beams are crumbling and the house is falling down

Now the storm is raging and the devil's angry roar

He's screaming at the windows and howlin at the door

And though the faithful few inside are standing true and strong

The house has been neglected and it won't be standin long

(Bum, bum)

When he came here, he laid down a mighty firm foundation

And the columns and the beams were churches, scattered through the nation

And then rooms were added to it on the same old solid rock

And roofs were raised by willing hands, from the bottom to the top

Then the people came and filled the house, were singing prayer and praise

Some turned and rejected, his house fell on leaner days

Son of God, oh carpenter, will you come back around

Our blocks and beams are crumbling and the house is falling down

Son of God, oh carpenter, will you come back around

The blocks and beams are crumbling and the house is fallin down.