Castles
of Sand
by Roger Montgomery
A little boy went down to the sea
There was sand all around
He built Himself a castle
Then he tore his castle down.
He made another castle
On the sea there as he played
And then a wave from the ocean came
And washed his castle all away.
We can spend all of our days
Wondering where we’ve been
Our dreams disappear like bubbles
Disintegrated like the sand.
The day is fast approaching
Jesus Christ is coming again
Your houses will all be destroyed
If they are built upon the sand.
We’ve locked Jesus outside our hearts
We didn’t want Him to come in
We’ve traded the Rock of Ages
For a lousy pile of sand.
The world is getting shaky
There’s no way it’s going to stand
It’s getting a little lopsided
From all the shifting sand.
I know just where I’m going
Things to come and things that’s been
I’ve seen the writing on the wall
And the footprints in the sand.
And God has written all this down
And it’s free to every man
So build your house upon the Rock
Houses fall built on the sand.