Lyrics

They can take all the gold, they can take all the land, they can empty my hands till there's nothing to hold, but there's one thing they'll never pry out of my hand, it is truth I believe worth far more than their gold. Let them laugh, let them doubt, let them call me a fool, let the world chase its idols of status and shine, I will bow to my Lord, I will walk by His rule, and I know that it is everything that is mine. They can take all the gold, they can take all the land, they can empty my hands till there's nothing to hold, they can take all the gold, they can take all the land, they can empty my hands till there's nothing to hold. I have prayed in the dark when my heart was in two, I have fasted through days that were heavy and long, and the harder they pushed, still the stronger I grew, for a soul that holds God is too certain, too strong. You can burn every book, you can bar every door, you can drive me alone to the edge of the sea, but the light that I hold was a light long before any empire rose and will shine after me. So take all that you want, I will never let go of the rope that I hold while the whole world may fall, let them strip me of all down to ashes and snow, I will stand with my Lord who is keeper of all.