Faith Is

By faith Abel brought what pleased the Lord And Joseph envisioned a land restored Noah built when skies were blue Abraham left all he knew Sarah laughed, then held a son Believing God in what he'd begun Faith is the fire in the coldest night The step I take when there's no end in sight It's building an ark with no rain in the sky Lifting my hands with no reason why Faith is the whisper when the world says run The song that's still sung when the battle's not won It's not what I feel, it's the truth I believe Faith is the substance of things unseen By faith the Red Sea split in two And walls fell down when the trumpets blew They faced the flames but would not bend They walked with one, the Lord would send They shut the lion's mouths in prayer And found their God was always there Faith is the fire in the coldest night The step I take when there's no end in sight It's building an ark with no rain in the sky Lifting my hands with no reason why Faith is the whisper when the world says run The song that's still sung when the battle's not won It's not what I feel, it's the truth I believe Faith is the substance of things unseen So here I stand, not seeing clear But I won't trade my faith for fear Let me trust what I can't yet see And walk the road you've marked for me When my name is called, may it be said He lived by faith and not by bread It's not the easy or the safe way through It's the grip that holds when there's nothing left to prove It's the weight of glory in a worn out frame And I still believe in Jesus' name Faith is the fire in the coldest night The step I take when there's no end in sight It's singing a hymn when the pain won't cease And walking on waves when there's no peace Faith is the courage to stand alone The anchor that holds when I feel far from home It's not what I feel, it's the truth I believe Faith is the substance of things unseen Faith is the story He's writing in me Faith is the story He's writing in me