1.

Is there faith in your heart in the Lord and His Word?
Then hold fast and be firm to the end,
And continue to serve in His love, undeterred,
For His love lasts forever, my friend.

Chorus:

Be firm and decided and never relent,
For all things will serve for your best.
Follow Christ who by faith, full of love, forward went
To this glorious vict’ry and rest.

2.

With this faith in our hearts we are quick to forgive
All the things that are said and are done.
Then our burden is light and in freedom we live;
We partake in the life of God’s Son.

3.

When we’re hated by others, we know it’s our chance
To show forth only goodness and love.
With this weapon of love we with boldness advance.
“To love first” is the love from above.

4.

Through this faith we the wisdom of God gain within,
And we serve in this wisdom and love;
We can help those in need find the way out of sin,
So they honor and praise God above.

5.

Through this faith we’ll be raptured one day by our Lord,
Then united with Him as His bride,
Full of joy we’ll receive our eternal reward.
Home forever with Him we’ll abide!

Written in 1977 by Friedrich Holzwarth (published in 2007)Composed by Kåre MørkestølText © Stiftelsen Skjulte Skatters ForlagGermany ⋅ G