Verse 1 I would not live forever within this feeble frame the sands of time will turn on me and burden me with pain Why would I face a thousand years and weakness only claim? These brittle bones will sleep in death And then be born again Verse 2 I would not live forever in this corrupted form I know the ill inside my heart desires to make a storm I know if endless strength were mine I would not keep my place I need the grave to check my pride And lead me to his grace Verse 3 I would not live forever in this sin-saddened world Where ocean loads of tears are shed and flags of grief unfurled I would not set my anchor here I push through sorrow’s straits Because I know across these waves a land of joy awaits
