You may ask me why do I serve the Lord,
Is it just for heaven's gain.
Or to walk those mighty streets of gold,
Or to hear the angels sing.

Is it just to drink from the fountain,
That never shall run dry.
Or is it to live forever, ever, and ever,
In that sweet old bye and bye.

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But if heaven never was promised to me,
Neither God's promise to live eternally.
It's been worth just having the Lord in my life.
I was living in a world of darkness,
But he brought me the light.

He's been my closest friend down through the years
And every time I cry you know he dries all my tears
It's been worth just having the lord in my life
I was living in a world of darkness,
But he brought me the light.

If there were never any streets of gold,
Neither a land where we'll never grow old,
It's been worth just having the Lord in my life.
I was living in a world of darkness,
But he brought me the light.

You know I was living in a world of darkness,
But he brought me the light.

I was living in a world of darkness,
But he brought me the light.