Hymn: This is for keeps, not just a moment's glory

This is for keeps, not just a moment's glory,
this is for life, as long as we will live,
to write our part within creation's story,
not just a chapter; all that we can give.

This is the challenge: always fight for justice,
well armed with Jesus' gracious, patient power;
to stand against demeaning acts of hatred,
or single words that sign a traitor's hour.

Verses 3-4 follow

Tune: FELIX (Mendelssohn)
Metre: 11.10.11.10

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)

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