The patriarchs of old,
The saints that now are gone
To their great reward
Held fast to the struggle.
Persistent through the years,
Forging through their fears,
They fought to change their world
For the sake of the gospel.
May their love for Jesus never go unnoticed.
May they spur us on to all that lies before us.
Chorus:
This heritage of faith,
This legacy of love,
We must pass to our daughters,
Hand down to our sons.
We must raise the standard high
And proclaim the name of Christ
That others may know the way
And this heritage of faith.
V. 2
In my heart I hear the call
That echoes from the cross
Where the sacrifice for man
Was freely rendered.
Its the call to stand for right,
Keep the faith and fight the fight
So the ones who come behind
Will always remember that the
Message of the truth is still worth
Fighting for.
And if the truth still makes us free,
Then it's worth dying for.
Chorus:
This heritage of faith,
This legacy of love,
We must pass to our daughters,
Hand down to our sons.
We must raise the standard high
And proclaim the name of Christ
That others may know the way
And this heritage of faith.
Oh, the faith of our fathers and their fathers before
Will be the strength of our children
And their children to come.
This heritage of faith,
This legacy of love,
We must pass to our daughters,
Hand down to our sons.
We must raise the standard high
And proclaim the name of Christ
That others may know the way
And this heritage of faith.
We must proclaim the name of Christ
That others may know the way and our heritage of faith.