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Hymnal Number
157Resource Type:
Keys included:
Bb
About this Hymn
When we gather as a church, we stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us and have passed on the torch of faith. When we sing, our voices join with the generations as we face the present and the future with renewed strength and resolve to walk by faith. Initially inspired by Hebrews 11, the chorus reflects the opening of Hebrews 12: "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith."
Lyrics
Verse 1
By faith we see the hand of God in the light of creation's grand design, in the lives of those who prove his faithfulness, who walk by faith and not by sight.
Chorus
We will stand as children of the promise; we will fix our eyes on him, our souls' reward; till the race is finished and the work is done, we'll walk by faith and not by sight.
Verse 2
By faith our fathers roamed the earth, with the pow'r of his promise in their hearts of a holy city built by God's own hand, a place where peace and justice reign.
Verse 3
By faith the prophets saw a day when the longed-for Messiah would appear, with the pow'r to break the chains of sin and death and rise triumphant from the grave.
Verse 4
By faith the church was called to go in the pow'r of the Spirit to the lost, to deliver captives and to preach good news in ev'ry corner of the earth.
Verse 5
By faith this mountain shall be moved, and the pow'r of the gospel shall prevail; for we know in Christ all things are possible for all who call upon his name.
By faith we see the hand of God in the light of creation's grand design, in the lives of those who prove his faithfulness, who walk by faith and not by sight.
Chorus
We will stand as children of the promise; we will fix our eyes on him, our souls' reward; till the race is finished and the work is done, we'll walk by faith and not by sight.
Verse 2
By faith our fathers roamed the earth, with the pow'r of his promise in their hearts of a holy city built by God's own hand, a place where peace and justice reign.
Verse 3
By faith the prophets saw a day when the longed-for Messiah would appear, with the pow'r to break the chains of sin and death and rise triumphant from the grave.
Verse 4
By faith the church was called to go in the pow'r of the Spirit to the lost, to deliver captives and to preach good news in ev'ry corner of the earth.
Verse 5
By faith this mountain shall be moved, and the pow'r of the gospel shall prevail; for we know in Christ all things are possible for all who call upon his name.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words & Music: Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend © 2009 Getty Music Publishing / Thankyou Music Ltd (Capitol CMG Publishing / www.capitolcmgpublishing.com)