My love will not cease,
Nor will it slow.
It will never wither,
It will only grow.

For this is the thing that made Heaven above;
This hopeful, eternal, everlasting Love.

Your words bring me back
To my infant years,
When my mother would hold me
And wipe off my tears.

This is not the thing that most people think of;
This hopeful, eternal, everlasting Love.

The hope of one day
Kissing your lovely hand;
Like a weary young sailor
Who spies his homeland.

He will kiss the ground and thank Him up above;
This hopeful, eternal, everlasting Love.

Though my body will break,
Though my tears will flow,
I will never shake.
I will never let go.

For this has been given from Heaven above;
This hopeful, eternal, everlasting Love.

But how can I prove it?
Why, that's up to you.
I'll do what you ask.
Tell me what to do.

I will strive until we both thank Him up above
For this hopeful, eternal, everlasting Love.