Shakin' the House

by Petra

Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock." Though formally disbanding in 2006, incarnations of Petra have played reunion shows in the years since and released an a…

Year: 1995

There's a rumble in the distance a trembling in the air 
It's uncertain in direction does it come from here or there 
It's approaching by the minute does it lead you to despair 
Feel it shakin' your foundation when you haven't got a prayer 

[Chorus]
Everything that can be shaken will be shakin' from within 
Better have your house in order when the shaking begins 
Shakin' the house 
Shakin, shakin' the house 

You examine your foundation does it stand on rock or sand 
When the smoke clears, does it bring fears
When the houses fall or stand 
In the fire of refining with the flames too high to douse 
You remember someone saying it's beginning in the house 

But don't fear when it comes near 
And you see the raging fire 
If you hold fast it will all pass 
'Til your heart has His desire