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![]() | ROSE HILLComposer: Joseph E. SweetserPublished in 2 hymnals |
| Composer: | Joseph E. Sweetser |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
| Incipit: | 33335 54322 22716 |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
Unless the Lord the house shall build,
The weary builders toil in vain;
Unless the Lord the city shield,
The guards a useless watch maintain.
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| Instances (2) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Psalter: with responsive readings #359 | Unless the Lord the house shall build | Conscious Dependence on God | Joseph E. Sweetser | 8.8.8.8 | Psalm 127 | ROSE HILL | G Major or modal | English | 1912 | ||||||||
| Trinity Hymnal #291 | Unless the Lord the house shall build | Joseph E. Sweetser, 1825-1873 | 8.8.8.8 | ROSE HILL | G Major or modal | 1961 |
