When oth ers (F#m7)see with earth ly eyes just what they (Gmaj9)want to see,
(D)you will see the things that nev er (F#7)die.
You will (D)know and rec og nize by sim ple (Em9)child like faith the (E7)price less truth that oth ers will de (A7)ny.
When oth ers (F#m7)say I’m just a man who liked to (G6)dream his dreams,
when oth ers call a mir a cle a (F#7)myth,
you’ll lis ten (D)for e ter ni ty in mo ments (Em9)as they pass, and (E7)see with spir it eyes what oth ers (C7)miss.
Up on this (F)Rock
I’ll (A)build my king dom, Up on this (F)Rock for ev er and ev er (G)it shall stand.
And all the (Bbm)pow’rs of hell it self shall nev er (Dm7)more pre vail a gainst it, for (G7)Sa tan’s thrones are built on sink ing (C7)sand.
Up on this (F)Rock
I’ll (A)build my king dom, and on this (F)Rock for ev er and ev er (G)it shall stand.
Up on this (Bbm)Rock of rev e la tion I’ll build a (Dm7)strong and might y na tion, and it shall (Bb)stand the storm of time up on this (F)Rock.
If in a (G7)Sa tan’s thrones are built on sink ing (Db)sand.
Up on this (Ab)Rock
I’ll (C7)build my king dom, and on this (Ab)Rock for ev er and ev er (Bb)it shall stand.
Up on this (Dbm)Rock of rev e la tion I’ll build a (Fm)strong and might y na tion, and it shall (Db)stand the storm of time.
Up on this (F)Rock
I’ll build my (D)king
dom, and on this (Gm)Rock
for ev er shall (A7sus)stand.
Up (G)on (A7)this (Bbm6)Rock of rev e la tion I’ll build a (Dm7)strong and might y na tion, and it shall (Bb)stand the storms of time.
Up on this (A)Rock,
I’ll (D)build (Gm7)my (Bb)church.
Up on this (F)Rock,
up (Bb)on this (F)Rock!
This page shows “Upon This Rock” by Bill & Gloria Gaither in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.