Lyrics
Verse 1
It ain’t a slogan hanging on the wallIt’s grace said quiet at the end of it allYou fold your hands and I bow my headThis old house knows every word we said
Chorus
God and this houseHold us inGod and this houseWe begin
Verse 2
I work the hours, you keep the flameNeither one of us needs a louder nameA cracked good Bible and a worn-out chairThat’s enough heaven for a man to bear
Chorus
God and this houseHold us inGod and this houseWe begin
Bridge
I don’t preach and I don’t pretendI just come home to my faithful friendIf mercy lives anywhere I knowIt’s in these walls and the way you go
Verse 3
Kids call Sunday, the coffee steamsWe make a life out of ordinary meansI kiss your hair like a thank-you prayerGod and this house. You’re still there
Chorus
God and this houseHold us inGod and this houseWe begin
Bridge
Keep this simple, keep this trueI don’t need a steeple if I still have youBless the work and bless the yearsGod and this house. I believe it here