1  Chosen by God in ages past,

       Our God will never let us go;

    Salvation is assured fore'er;

       'Tis such security we know.

 2  "I give to them eternal life,

       They shall not perish," is His word;

    "No one shall snatch them from Our hands,"

       This is the promise of the Lord.

 3  Yet there's a word for God's own sons,

       Which is a warning from the Lord:

    For those not ready when He comes,

       "Worse punishment" and not "reward."

 4  Reward is not eternal life,

       It's based on how we run the race;

    It all depends on what we build,

       It's not a matter, here, of grace.

 5  'Tis for God's kingdom we press on,

       Like Moses, we are for the Lord;

    We suffer with God's people here

       And look away to the reward.

 6  Richer by far, reproach of Christ,

       Than Egypt's treasures, which are sin;

    By faith we leave Egyptian land,

       Avoiding next age discipline.

 7  Our soul gained for the kingdom's age —

       For this we lose our soul life here;

    If we lay down our soul life now,

       We'll save it for Christ's kingdom there.

 8  We all must learn to pay the price,

       Christ must be worked into our soul;

    'Tis thus our soul is gained by Him,

       This is our aim and this our goal.