1 

Chosen by God in ages past,

   Our God will never let us go;

Salvation is assured fore'er;

   'Tis such security we know.

 2 

"I give to them eternal life,

   They shall not perish," is His word;

"No one shall snatch them from Our hands,"

   This is the promise of the Lord.

 3 

Yet there's a word for God's own sons,

   Which is a warning from the Lord:

For those not ready when He comes,

   "Worse punishment" and not "reward."

 4 

Reward is not eternal life,

   It's based on how we run the race;

It all depends on what we build,

   It's not a matter, here, of grace.

 5 

'Tis for God's kingdom we press on,

   Like Moses, we are for the Lord;

We suffer with God's people here

   And look away to the reward.

 6 

Richer by far, reproach of Christ,

   Than Egypt's treasures, which are sin;

By faith we leave Egyptian land,

   Avoiding next age discipline.

 7 

Our soul gained for the kingdom's age —

   For this we lose our soul life here;

If we lay down our soul life now,

   We'll save it for Christ's kingdom there.

 8 

We all must learn to pay the price,

   Christ must be worked into our soul;

'Tis thus our soul is gained by Him,

   This is our aim and this our goal.