LETRANever Gonna Break My FaithAretha Franklin

my Lord, I have read this book so many times,
but nowhere can there I find - the page - that says
what I experienced today has any grace
now I know that life is meant to be hard
that's how I have learned to appreciate my God
though my courage may be tried, I can tell you I won't hide
because the footprints show you are by my side

you can lie to a child with a smiling face
tell me that colour ain't about race
you can cast the first stone you can break my bones
but you're never gonna break
never gonna break my...
faith and hope ain’t yours to give
truth and liberty are mine to live
steal a crown from a king, break an angels wings
but you're never gonna break, never gonna break my faith

my Lord, won’t you help them to understand
when someone takes the life of an innocent man
well they've never really won, cuz all they've really done
is set the soul free - where it's supposed to be

for those we lose before their time
I pray their souls will find the light
I know that the day will surely come when His will be done
ya you're never break my faith