The Lord hath de­clared, and the Lord will per­form:
Behold! I am near to de­li­ver,
A re­fuge and fort­ress, a co­vert in storm;
He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

Refrain

Forever! For­ev­er! O not for a day!
He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er!
To all who be­lieve, to all who ob­ey,
He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er!

Who seek Him shall find Him, shall find Him to­day,
The word is to all, Who­so­ev­er!
No soul that en­treat­eth, He turn­eth away;
He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

Refrain

Tho’ oft­en my toil seems but labor in vain,
I leave with the Lord my en­dea­vor;
I pa­tient­ly wait for the sun­shine and rain—
He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

Refrain

My heart may sink low in the depths of its woe,
But ne­ver, He tells me, O ne­ver!
The frail bruis­èd reed will He break, and I know
He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

Refrain

The bonds that unite us in earth’s dear­est ties,
The rude hand of Time will dis­co­ver;
But we shall re­new them again in the skies;
He keep­eth His pro­mise for­ev­er.

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