He didn't bring us this far To leave us He didn't teach us to swim To let us drown He didn't build His home in us To move away He didn't lift us up To let us down There are some promises in a letter Written a long, long time ago They're not getting older They're getting better Because He still wants us to know He didn't bring us this far To leave us He didn't teach us to swim To let us drown He didn't build His home in us To move away He didn't lift us up To let us down He didn't lift us up To let us down Never use the word "defeat" Claim His promises Every one of them Every spoken word He'll keep Because we're everything to Him He didn't bring us this far To leave us He didn't teach us to swim To let us drown He didn't build His home in us To move away He didn't lift us up To let us down To let us down He didn't lift us up To let us down