Faith of Saints Verse 1 By the fire in the hollow glen, Old voices rise upon the wind, Pilgrims worn by rain and war, Still believed for something more. Abel brought a contrite heart, Noah built before the storm, Abraham left all he knew, For a land beyond the blue. Chorus Oh the faith of the saints burns brighter than flame, Through valleys of sorrow they carried His Name, With trembling hands and weary souls, They followed the Shepherd through fire and cold, Strangers on earth but heaven’s own, The faith of the saints leads us home. Verse 2 Sarah laughed with aged eyes, Yet held the promise God prophesied, Moses chose the slave-man’s road, Rather than a pharaoh’s gold. Rahab hung the scarlet thread, David sang where giants bled, Prophets clothed in desert sand, Carried truth through barren lands. Pre-Chorus Some shut the mouths of lions wild, Some wandered nameless, undefiled, Some faced the sword and prison chains, Yet heaven still remembers their names. Chorus Oh the faith of the saints burns brighter than flame, Through valleys of sorrow they carried His Name, With trembling hands and weary souls, They followed the Shepherd through fire and cold, Strangers on earth but heaven’s own, The faith of the saints leads us home. Bridge They saw from afar what we now behold, A kingdom not built by silver or gold, They died still believing the promise was true, Now their song echoes on through me and you. So carry the light through midnight rain, Stand though the world calls your hope in vain, For the God who was faithful ages before, Still walks with His saints forevermore. Final Chorus Oh the faith of the saints still rises like dawn, Though generations fade and are gone, The cloud of witnesses sings through the night, “Hold to the Promise, keep to the Light.” Through sorrow and exile, through hunger and sword, They clung to the voice of the living Lord, And someday we’ll stand where the faithful have trod, At home in the kingdom of God. Ancient hope through ancient times, By faith they walked, by faith they stood, The saints still sing… And God is good.
