Firm in the Faith

Firm in the Faith
w/m Bill & Karen Itzel

He had every reason to seek vindication
He’d been wronged in so many ways
Sold as a slave to a foreign nation
His own brothers had brought him disgrace

PreChorus:  A beckoning voice said seek your own pleasure
Joseph would cling to a much higher rule
Forsaking the lure of earth’s fading treasures
Joseph stood firm in the faith

Chorus 1
He stood firm in the faith
He stood firm in the faith
When the battle was raging he would flee from temptation
For God would provide his escape
He stood firm in the faith

He had every excuse to cave to temptation
His past held so many scars
All around him the lure of seduction
So many ways he could fall

PreChorus:  A beckoning voice said seek your own pleasure
But he would cling to a much higher rule
Forsaking the lure of earth’s fading treasures
He would stand firm in the faith

It’s so very easy for pride to consume
So easy to seek my own gain
I’m often tempted to not be thankful
Take all I’ve been given in vain

PreChorus:  A beckoning voice says seek my own pleasure
But I will cling to a much higher rule
Forsaking the lure of earth’s fading treasures
I will stand firm in the faith

Chorus 2
I’ll stand firm in the faith
I’ll stand firm in the faith
Turning from my desires without hesitation
God’s spirit will show me the way

I’ll stand firm in the faith
I’ll stand firm in the faith
Turning from my desires without hesitation
God’s spirit will show me the way
I’ll stand firm in the faith