Lyrics
Verse 1
Every hour, every minute of my life
Has been part of Your design
Lord, the whole world’s in Your hand
Every trial, every battle that I face
God, You’ve met me there with grace
Every part has served Your plan
Pre-Chorus
Through it all, You’ve been so, so good
Kept Your word like You said You would
Chorus
Your mercies are new every morning
Your steadfast love will never end
This hope won’t fade in the evening
Lord, how great is Your faithfulness
Verse 2
Here and now, looking back on where I’ve been
Still as good as You were then
There’s no limit to Your love
Pre-Chorus
Through it all, You’ve been so, so good
Kept Your word like You said You would
Chorus
Your mercies are new every morning
Your steadfast love will never end
This hope won’t fade in the evening
Lord, how great is Your faithfulness
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Meaning & Inspiration
Lakewood Music’s “Faithfulness” centers on God’s unchanging character across the whole span of a life. The opening lines frame every hour and minute as part of a divine design, while trials and battles are met with grace that serves a larger plan. This creates a view of history where nothing falls outside God’s care.
The chorus draws closely from Lamentations 3:22–23, where mercies are new each morning and steadfast love never ends. That phrase, “steadfast love,” carries the Old Testament weight of covenant loyalty—God remains bound to the people He has chosen. The hope described here is not a passing feeling but something that persists into the evening, holding through the ordinary and the difficult alike.
The second verse looks back and finds the same goodness that was present before. There is no limit to that love. The song’s repeated affirmation, “Kept Your word like You said You would,” roots worship in God’s reliability rather than human performance, making faithfulness the central attribute being celebrated.