You made a step
in the right direction
A step that's gonna
pull you through
The choice was yours
to reach a full perfection
A crown of righteousness
is layin' up for you
Your walk is fresh
You're movin' oh so steady
You feel you
really cannot lose
There's a detour
for this you were not ready
And now you start
to cry the blues
You may be tempted
to turn around
Instead of the sidelines
face up to the bad times
Gird yourself and get ready
This is what you've gotta do
In order to fortify
And maintain strength
There is a good reason why
We know that you
You gonna make it
One step after the other
You've got to take up
your cross
There's no way
One step after the other
One step after the other
There will be days you
will soar with eagles
And there will be
some valleys low
We're here to let you know
your pace is legal
Although it seems that you
are movin' way too slow
You may be tempted
to pull out
Don't think of retreatin'
It's your life you'll be cheatin'
Gird yourself and get ready
Take heed to what
we're tellin' you
Ah oh oh
So you say this is it
And you feel that
you must quit
And get off of this road
that you've taken
Although heavy the burden
on this long narrow road
Let me tell you
you're never forsaken
Just get yourself together
Like we told you once before
You may have lost the battle
but you will not lose the war
Just be filled up with the spirit
Know that God will
bring you through
Say to yourself
I'm gonna be ready
And this is what
you're gonna do
In order to fortify
And maintain strength
There is a good reason why
We know that you
You gonna make it
One step after the other
You've got to take up
your cross
There's no way
One step after the other
That's how you take it
One step after the other
In order to fortify
And maintain strength
There is a good reason why
We know that you
You gonna make it
One step after the other
You've got to take up
your cross
There's no way
One step after the other
That's how you take it
One step after the other