I Once Was A Foolish Man (Altered Version 1)

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - fingerpicked steel-string guitar, warm piano, smooth male vocal with country-blues twang]
I once was a foolish man, I built my house upon the sand,
Thought the storms of life would pass me by.
I worked my hands to the bone, I wore a worried face,
But trouble came like thunder in the sky.
No peace of mind could settle in my heart,
The winds kept turning everything around.
What I built with pride and all my restless plans
Just couldn’t stand its ground.

[Chorus - uplifting folk-country lift, drums steady, violin rising, gospel choir responses]
Then I met the Man named Jesus, and I tore that old house down,
Built a new one on the solid ground.
If you anchor your foundation in the Solid Rock,
That Rock is Christ, and He’ll never fail you, he'll never let you down.
Oh, He’ll never let you down.

[Verse 2 - mellow acoustic groove, melodic piano fills, aching violin, heartfelt delivery]
I’ve lived in this new house for nigh on forty years,
And it’s stood through storms from every side.
I did not build on sand, I held to Jesus’ hand,
And in His mercy I have found my life.
When the rain came hard and the night was long,
His faithful love was shelter all along.
I’m still standing here by grace alone,
And my soul keeps singing on.

[Chorus - fuller band, strong harmony, worship-style lift, choir answering lines]
Cause I met the Man named Jesus, and I tore that old house down,
Built a new one on the solid ground.
If you anchor your foundation in the Solid Rock,
That Rock is Christ, and He’ll never fail you, He'll never let you down.
Oh, He’ll never let you down.

[Bridge - stripped-back piano and strings, intimate male vocal, choir swelling]
If you have no peace of mind, then Jesus you must find,
He’ll never leave you night or day.
He's Faithful all the time.
Just call upon His name and you’ll never be the same,
For He’s the Truth, the Life, the Way. Forevermore

[Final Chorus - biggest lift, driving folk-country groove, soaring violin, church choir and full harmony]
When you meet the Man named Jesus, and you tear that old house down,
And build a new one on the solid ground,
If you anchor your foundation in the Solid Rock,
And that Rock is Christ, He’ll never fail you, He'll never let you down.
Oh, He’ll never let you down.
No, He’ll never let you down.