Built on the Rock, the church doth stand (KIRKEN) is a Danish hymn that came into use in Lutheran churches in the United States through the translation efforts of Rev. Carl Doving. With a melody in a minor key, it is in the minority among hymns in general, and especially among hymns of Scandinavian origin. The tune well fits the subject matter, however, and it has became a favorite among many denominations. The men handle most of the first stanza, and after a simple key change device, the treble voices sing the most of the melody of the second stanza over a hummed accompaniment by the men. The third stanza follows yet another key change device. The text chosen here is not in common use by very many churches, but led to ending this arrangement in quiet contemplation. + + + Built on the Rock the Church doth stand, Even when steeples are falling; Crumbled have spires in ev'ry land- Bells still are chiming and calling, Calling the young and old to rest, Calling the souls of men distressed, Longing for life everlasting. Surely in temples made with hands God the Most High is not dwelling; High in the heav'ns His temple stands, All earthly temples excelling; Yet He who dwells in heav'n above Deigns to abide with us in love, Making our bodies His temple. Making our bodies His temple. Through all the passing years, O Lord, Grant that when church-bells are ringing Many may come to hear Your word, Where You this promise are bringing: "I know My own, My own know Me, You, not the world, My face will see; My peace I leave with you. My peace I leave with you." Amen. + + + BUILT ON THE ROCK by Ludwig Lindeman, lyrics by Nicolai Grundtvig, translated by Carl Doving revised by Fred C. M. Hansen, arranged by Tom Kirkland for SATBB choir, comes in a pdf file of 226K, with an nine-page score and a license page, ten pages in all. Performance time should be about 3:30. MIDI sound sample: entire piece. TRK10169AUS$3.95 BLANKET RECORDING POLICY FOR SHEET MUSIC Many of our sheet music licenses state that the purchaser does not have the right to record the work. We have modified our policy on this, and unless the license page states that you must obtain permission from a party other than www.tributek.com to record the work, we will allow a small number (less than 50) of copies of an audio or video recording of a live performance to be made and distributed and/or posted to a free web site for viewing/listening, so long as www.tributek.com, the composer, arranger, and lyricist are credited. IN THE DOWNLOADABLES BUSINESS OVER TEN YEARS! Visit our hard goods division at A customer commented: "This was a first for me: downloading a book instead of buying it in paper form. The cost of the book in this format was less than many firms charge for shipping an item. I had not a single glitch and I would buy another book in this format with no reservations. Tributek did a good job." Another customer commented: "I would like to compliment you on the ease of purchasing music on-line. I require the music for a wedding in a couple of weeks, and didn't want to wait for music to be sent in the mail. It was great to be able to hear the music and to know the length of the PDF file and performance time." Another customer writes: "I bought some choral music off your site. It's great. I hope we can do all of it in our church. I don't know how you can sell it so cheap. It's a great service you offer." NOTE: All www.tributek.com customers are given the opportunity to rate our service, value, and quality, and 98% of www.tributek.com customers who have ever returned satisfaction surveys rate their overall experience doing business with us as "excellent" (71%) or "good" (27%). You can't please all of the people all of the time, but we do try very hard. www.tributek.com - PO Box 8025 - Elburn IL 60119 USA Visit our hard goods division at www.tributek.biz Copyright (c)1999-2012 www.tributek.com All rights to all text, sounds, and graphics are reserved. Last update: 21 May 2012