A child, a boy, a girl A legacy bestowed How do you view the world? And how do you fill that hole? Is there a consciousness? To seek our righteousness The mirror can't reflect What's absent from your soul History will tell, if firm foundations last Where will we end up? Living in the past History will tell, if we rose or fell Where we have landed, History will tell Nations will come and go Just look around the world But, I'll keep my family whole With love, and faith, and hope I'll take Him above it all The Word my All and All The Son, my Cornerstone His blood it does atone History will tell, if firm foundations last Where will we end up? Living in the past History will tell, if we rose or fell Where we have landed, History will tell