Do Not Fear to Hope =================== w&m: Rory Cooney, 1985 [Refrain] Do not fear to hope though the wicked rage and rise, our God sees not as we see, success is not the prize. Do not fear to hope for though the night be long, the race shall not be to the swift, the fight not to the strong. [Verse 1] Look to God when you are sure your sin is greater than grace. Look to God whose love is gift. Believe and you can behold him face to face. [Refrain] [Verse 2] Look to God when victory seems out of justice' sight. Look to God whose mighty hand brought forth the day from the chaos of the night. [Refrain] [Verse 3] Look to God when cynics say our planet's doom is sealed. Look to God by whose great pow'r the dead were raised and the lepers were healed. [Refrain] [Verse 4] Look to God when reason fails and terror reigns in the night. Look upon the crucified and see beyond into Easter's dawning light. [Refrain] [Verse 5] Hope is for a pilgrim people looking for a promised land; Hope is like a rose in winter, or an open hand. It celebrates the light of morning, while working in the dark and cold. It gathers us together, to share what we've been told: [Final Refrain] Do not fear to hope though the wicked rage and rise, our God sees not as we see, success is not the prize. Do not fear to hope for though the night be long, the race shall not be to the swift, the fight not to the strong.