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The soul is "housed" in the body. "This old building" symbolizes the body. The "old" in "this old building" represents a person who has reached "old age" and the "leak" symbolizes the deterioration or the wearing out of the body such as a house that is worn begins to leak. The song speaks of a person who has reached old age and their body is wearing down and their eyes are on their heavenly home. The body (this old building) dies but the soul doesn't. They are speaking of leaving this home (this old building) and moving to their heavenly home, which it is the soul that leaves the body (this old building) when the body dies and moves on to heaven (only through salvation in Christ).

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