Living our lives like a race
Going through motions, keeping pace
Needing purpose, needing grace
And a refuge, a hiding place for

Things on the surface, they all pass away
For time unforgiving will not wait
For time unsurpassed holds our fate

Pledging our lives without qualm
Loving out loud, open arms
Finding purpose through service
Giving refuge in a storm for

Things on the surface they all pass away
For time unforgiving will not wait
For time greets us all with our fate

Passing of time can be a cloud moving in
With an ever rolling tide
Lives wash away but lingering
Are memories by our side

Keep living life at a pace
Where every moment offers grace
After all, when it's over
Simple truths we have to face that

Things on the surface they all pass away
For things on the surface they all pass away
Have hope for tomorrow, but live today
Things eternal endure always