[Title: WHERE IS YOUR HOPE?] [Verse 1] You came among the sheep with shears beneath your coat You spoke about obedience and tightened up the rope You told the frightened ones Christ gave him life today But if he fails tomorrow God may take His Spirit away So every eye turns inward Did I obey enough? Did I endure enough? Did I follow close enough? Did I repent enough? Did I prove enough? And somewhere in the counting the Shepherd disappeared You called the bondage holy And fed the sheep with fear [Chorus] WHERE IS YOUR HOPE? IN YOUR OBEDIENCE? WHERE IS YOUR HOPE? IN YOUR ENDURANCE? WHERE IS YOUR HOPE? IN HOW WELL YOU HOLD ON? OUR HOPE IS IN THE SON OUR HOPE IS IN THE BLOOD OUR HOPE IS IN THE ONE WHO SAID IT IS FINISHED YOU KEEP LOOKING AT THE SHEEP WE KEEP LOOKING AT THE SHEPHERD WHERE IS YOUR HOPE? [Verse 2] Saving faith is not faith that I will never stumble Saving faith is not faith in what my flesh becomes Saving faith does not put Jesus at the starting line Then tell the frightened sinner NOW THE FINISH MUST BE THINE No Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures He was buried He rose again the third day according to the scriptures THAT IS WHERE WE LOOK Not at the strength inside our hands At the finished work of Christ [Chorus] WHERE IS YOUR HOPE? IN YOUR OBEDIENCE? WHERE IS YOUR HOPE? IN YOUR ENDURANCE? WHERE IS YOUR HOPE? IN HOW WELL YOU HOLD ON? OUR HOPE IS IN THE SON OUR HOPE IS IN THE BLOOD OUR HOPE IS IN THE ONE WHO SAID IT IS FINISHED YOU KEEP LOOKING AT THE SHEEP WE KEEP LOOKING AT THE SHEPHERD WHERE IS YOUR HOPE? [Verse 3] Here come the shears YOU BETTER Here comes the yoke YOU MUST Here comes the question DID YOU DO ENOUGH? Here comes another ARE YOU REALLY HIS? And frightened sheep begin inspecting sheep Measuring wool Measuring scars Measuring works Measuring one another Until somebody opens the Record “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” IN HIS SON There is the hope Not in the sheep IN HIS SON Not in the flesh IN HIS SON Not in tomorrow's performance IN HIS SON [Bridge] You say— What if you stop? We say— WHAT DID CHRIST FINISH? You say— What if you fail? We say— WHERE IS ETERNAL LIFE? You say— You must hold on We say— WHO IS HOLDING WHOM? “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish” NEVER “neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” HIS HAND Not mine HIS HAND Not hers HIS HAND Not yours HIS HAND [Verse 4] Now the sheep knows what the shears sound like The sheep knows what the yoke feels like Bondage can quote a Bible Fear can carry a verse Darkness can speak about holiness while quietly moving your confidence FROM CHRIST TO YOU That is the cut That is the theft Not stealing eternal life Stealing the believer's joy and assurance by turning his eyes from the Saviour to himself But the sheep has read the Record And the neck will not go back beneath your yoke [Final Chorus] WHERE IS OUR HOPE? CHRIST WHERE IS OUR LIFE? IN HIS SON WHO PAID FOR SIN? CHRIST WHO WAS BURIED? CHRIST WHO ROSE AGAIN? CHRIST WHO GIVES ETERNAL LIFE? GOD WHERE IS THAT LIFE? IN HIS SON HOW LONG IS ETERNAL? ETERNAL WHAT DID JESUS SAY? THEY SHALL NEVER PERISH THEN TAKE THE SHEARS AWAY TAKE THE YOKE AWAY STOP TEACHING THE SHEEP TO HOPE IN THE SHEEP OUR HOPE HAS A NAME JESUS CHRIST [Outro] “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Not my grip Not my record Not my flesh Not my keeping HIS GRACE HIS GIFT HIS SON HIS FINISHED WORK THERE IS OUR HOPE JESUS IS THE LORD
