Byrd, Robert C., 1917-2010 [Except the Lord build the house...]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.058 Author/Creator: Byrd, Robert C., 1917-2010 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed quotation signed Date: circa 1977-1989 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Quotation from Psalm 127 typed on stationery of the Senate Majority Leader: "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that built it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." Originally in the Earl Hunt Collection. Watermarked 1978.
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