Charles Jenkins + Fellowship Chicago - Keep The Faith Lyrics
Lyrics
The question is
when you’re standing at a crossroad, what do you do?
When a fork is in the road, what do you do?
When the world is on your shoulders
What do you do
When your back is up against the wall
What do you do
What do you do
Hold on keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Where do you look, when there’s no where else to look?
Where do you turn, when there’s nowhere else to turn?
Where do you go? When there’s no where else to go?
What do you do
You are in the masters hands
And the master has a plan
Hold on hold on
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
He is gone out before you
He is working it out for You
Trust God
Trust God
...
Victory is mine
Victory is mine
Victory is yours
Victory is yours
Victory is ours
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Meaning & Inspiration
Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago hit on something raw with Keep The Faith, a standout track from their 09 Jul 2021 release, Praise Party, Vol. 1. Most of us know that feeling of being squeezed by circumstance, where the pressure builds until we feel like we are staring down a dead-end street. The song starts by posing the honest question of what we do when our backs are against the wall and the options seem to evaporate. It is a question that hits home because it assumes we all face seasons of intense doubt and fatigue. The answer offered is not a suggestion for better life management or a quick fix but a steady command to hold on and keep the faith.
This is exactly where the Apostle Paul lands in Hebrews 11:1, describing faith as the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. When Jenkins sings about being in the master’s hands, he is pushing us toward the sovereignty of God. It brings to mind Romans 8:28, which guarantees that for those who love God, all things work together for good. Because the Master has a plan, our anxiety about the unknown shifts into a posture of surrender. We stop looking for an exit strategy and start looking at the one who holds our future.
The song pivots to a powerful promise that He has gone out before us, which captures the comfort found in Deuteronomy 31:8. Knowing that the Lord goes ahead of you means you are never walking into a situation where He has not already prepared the ground. This kind of theology destroys the panic that usually sets in during a crisis. By the time the song hits the bridge regarding victory, it stops feeling like a song and starts feeling like a confession. Declaring victory is not about ignoring reality; it is about standing on the finished work of the Cross. When you stop trying to wrestle the outcome from God and start trusting that He is already working it out, you realize that your victory is not something you manufacture—it is something you inherit as a child of the King. Faith is the anchor that holds when you have absolutely nowhere else to turn.