[Verse 1]
If I talk with heaven
And miss love in my hands
I’m just a ringing brass plate
Empty on the stand
If I know every secret
Every map, every name
Still I’m nothing standing there
If love ain’t in the frame
I can move big mountains
I can give all I own
But if I hand it coldly
I’m just skin and bone
[Pre-Chorus]
Love is patient
Love is kind
It don’t keep score
It don’t draw lines
It don’t brag loud
It don’t puff chest
It don’t look out
For just itself
[Chorus]
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
That’s the way
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Lead me today
[Verse 2]
When I was a child
I spoke like a child
Chased the little things
Ran wild for a while
Now I see a shadow
Now I see through glass
What I knew in pieces
Goes deeper than the past
Faith keeps me moving
Hope keeps me near
But love stays standing
When the rest disappear
[Pre-Chorus]
Love is patient
Love is kind
It bears the weight
It stays aligned
It bears all things
Believes all things
Hopes all things
Endures all things
[Chorus]
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
That’s the way
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Lead me today
[Bridge]
When the perfect comes in
The partial falls away
Face to face, no guessing
No shade in the day
So I’ll chase that love road
Until my race is done
Three things still remain now
Faith, hope, and love as one
(But the greatest is love)
(Yeah, the greatest is love)
[Final Chorus]
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
That’s the way
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Lead me today
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Love never faileth
Till the end of days