I heard the tale of a man

With love in his eyes

And hope in his hands

I heard that he showed us the way

And lit up the dark

I heard that His kingdom had come

To mothers and daughters

Fathers and sons

And to all those who followed his voice

He changed every heart

It's not just on pages of history

It's not simply chiseled in stone

It's kept in the depth of the soul

And the story goes on

And it burns like a flame

Through the years and the tears and the trials

The story goes on

And we carry his name

And it echoes across the miles

We enter this life with a whimper and cry

Sometimes we falter, sometimes we fly

But the ultimate truth we can never deny

And forever the story goes on

To some he was more than their breath

They wouldn't deny him in pain or in death

His name always stayed on the lips

And it's passed down to mine

So I'm following all those before me

And even long after I'm gone

The message of Christ will be heard

And the story goes on

And it burns like a flame

Through the years and the tears and the trials

The story goes on

And we carry his name

And it echoes across the miles

We enter this life with a whimper and cry

Sometimes we falter, sometimes we fly

But there's an ultimate truth and it will never die

And forever the story goes on

There's hope for the future

There's hope for the lost

There's always a soldier to carry the cross

'Cause the story is true

And the story is changing this world

And the story goes on

And it burns like a flame

Through the years and the tears and the trials

The story goes on

And we carry his name

And it echoes across the miles

We enter this life with a whimper and cry

Sometimes we falter, sometimes we fly

But there's an ultimate truth and it will never die

And forever the story goes on