Anyone have words to "The Race" by Lanny Wolfe?

[Falla39]

Does anyone here know all the words to the song "The Race"

by Lanny Wolfe?

It's not the one who runs the swiftest,
Nor the one who shines for a day;
But the one who endureth to the end,
By God's grace, he shall be saved.

It's not promised to the one who prays the loudest,
Nor to the one who speaks his words the best.
But it's promised to the true and to the faithful,
To the ones who overcomes and stands life's test.

Are these correct and is there more verses.

I keep hearing these words over and over in my mind.
Always loved the song.

Blessings,

Falla39

[jaxfam6]

Does anyone here know all the words to the song "The Race"

by Lanny Wolfe?

It's not the one who runs the swiftest,
Nor the one who shines for a day;
But the one who endureth to the end,
By God's grace, he shall be saved.

It's not promised to the one who prays the loudest,
Nor to the one who speaks his words the best.
But it's promised to the true and to the faithful,
To the ones who overcomes and stands life's test.

Are these correct and is there more verses.

I keep hearing these words over and over in my mind.
Always loved the song.

Blessings,

Falla39

Not sure. I can email him and ask if you would like.

[Falla39]

Not sure. I can email him and ask if you would like.


That would be wonderful! Thank you!

Blessings,

Falla39

[Barb]

Verse:
Many souls have started out to run this race
But many feet have stumbled trying hard to keep the pace
Sometimes my feet have grown so weary
As I've watched others pass me by
It makes me wonder who will make it
Is there hope for such as I

Chorus:
Not the one who runs the swiftest
Nor the one who shines for a day
But the one who endureth to the end
He...he shall be saved

It's been so long, I can't remember the 2nd verse...perhaps Sherri or Renda know it...

[Falla39]

[QUOTE=Barb;427077]Verse:
Many souls have started out to run this race
But many feet have stumbled trying hard to keep the pace
Sometimes my feet have grown so weary
As I've watched others pass me by
It makes me wonder who will make it
Is there hope for such as I

Chorus:
Not the one who runs the swiftest
Nor the one who shines for a day
But the one who endureth to the end
He...he shall be saved.

It not promised to the one who prays the loudest,
Nor to the one who speaks his words the best.
But its promised to the true and to the faithful,
To the ones who've overcome and stands the test.

Sis, Barb, does that sound right! Yes, it's been a
long time , but this song goes over and over in my mind
Thanks for remembering the first verse. Here a little, and
there a little, and maybe we've finally got it bout right!:thumbsup

Blessings,

Falla39

[Barb]

[QUOTE=Barb;427077]Verse:
Many souls have started out to run this race
But many feet have stumbled trying hard to keep the pace
Sometimes my feet have grown so weary
As I've watched others pass me by
It makes me wonder who will make it
Is there hope for such as I

Chorus:
Not the one who runs the swiftest
Nor the one who shines for a day
But the one who endureth to the end
He...he shall be saved.

It not promised to the one who prays the loudest,
Nor to the one who speaks his words the best.
But its promised to the true and to the faithful,
To the ones who've overcome and stands the test.

Sis, Barb, does that sound right! Yes, it's been a
long time , but this song goes over and over in my mind
Thanks for remembering the first verse. Here a little, and
there a little, and maybe we've finally got it bout right!:thumbsup

Blessings,

Falla39

No, this doesn't sound right...wish I could remember it...

[missdkendall]

[QUOTE=Falla39;427264]

No, this doesn't sound right...wish I could remember it...

I will have to look for my copy of it. It sounds right, but now you have me wondering.....

[James Griffin]

Would help out but my eight track in down right now.

But I agree with Barb, it somehow doesn't register that way.

[missdkendall]

Would help out but my eight track in down right now.

But I agree with Barb, it somehow doesn't register that way.

lol

[Falla39]

[QUOTE=Falla39;427264]

No, this doesn't sound right...wish I could remember it...

Sis. Barb,

Does this sound right?

THE RACE
1.
MANY SOULS HAVE STARTED
OUT TO RUN THIS RACE,
BUT MANY FEET HAVE STUMBLED
TRYING HARD TO KEEP THE PACE.
AT TIMES MY STEPS HAVE GOWN SO WEARY
AS I WATCH OTHERS PASS ME BY,
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHO WILL BAKE IT
IS THERE HOPE FOR SUCH AS I.

CHO
NOT THE ONE WHO RUNS THE SWIFTEST
NOR THE ONE WHO SHINED FOR A DAY
BUT THE ONE WHO ENDURETH TO THE END
HE, HE SHALL BE SAVED.

2
A CROWN OF LIFE IS WAITING
FOR THOSE WHO MAKE IT IN
THOSE WHO'VE RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCE
CASTING OFF THE WEIGHTS OF SIN
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN WE STARTED
OR HOW LONG THE RACE HAS BEEN
IT'S THE END THAT'S SO IMPORTANT
OH, I'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE IT IN.

Falla39

[Falla39]

Evidently these words belong to another song.

It's not promised to the one who prays the loudest,
Nor to the one who speaks his words the best.
But it's promised to the true and to the faithful,
To the one who overcomes and pass life's test.

Someone suggested on another forum they thought
it was from the song, "I'm Too Far Upon My Journey".

I'm too far upon my journey, friend, to ever,
Think of turning back into this world of sin.
Though I may not be the first one in God's kingdom
Be so glad if I can only make it in.

Falla39

[Sam]

These are the words to a song about the Race that was sung by George Jones a few years ago. Does this help?

I feel tears wellin' up cold deep inside
like my heart's sprung a big break
and a stab of loneliness sharp and painful
that I may never shake

You might say that I was taking it hard
since you wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide in sorrow
when I may lay right down and bawl



Chorus

Now the race is on
and here comes pride in the backstretch
Heartaches goin' to the inside
My tears are holdin' back
They're tryin' not to fall
My hearts out of the runnin'
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
and the winner loses all


One day I ventured in love
never once suspectin' what the final result would be
and how I lived in fear of waking up each morning
finding that you're gone from me
There's ache and pain in my heart
for today was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
and I came out in second place


Chorus

Now the race is on
and here comes pride in the backstretch
Heartaches goin' to the inside
My tears are holdin' back
They're tryin' not to fall
My hearts out of the runnin'
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
and the winner loses all


:lol:lol:killinme:heeheehee:sing

[Falla39]

These are the words to a song about the Race that was sung by George Jones a few years ago. Does this help?

I feel tears wellin' up cold deep inside
like my heart's sprung a big break
and a stab of loneliness sharp and painful
that I may never shake

You might say that I was taking it hard
since you wrote me off with a call
But don't you wager that I'll hide in sorrow
when I may lay right down and bawl



Chorus

Now the race is on
and here comes pride in the backstretch
Heartaches goin' to the inside
My tears are holdin' back
They're tryin' not to fall
My hearts out of the runnin'
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
and the winner loses all


One day I ventured in love
never once suspectin' what the final result would be
and how I lived in fear of waking up each morning
finding that you're gone from me
There's ache and pain in my heart
for today was the one that I hated to face
Somebody new came up to win her
and I came out in second place


Chorus

Now the race is on
and here comes pride in the backstretch
Heartaches goin' to the inside
My tears are holdin' back
They're tryin' not to fall
My hearts out of the runnin'
True love's scratched for another's sake
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
and the winner loses all


:lol:lol:killinme:heeheehee:sing

Bro. Sam,

Seems like several songs about "The Race" but no this is not the one
either! LOL! Thanks for trying to help me though!! :ursofunny

Blessings,

Falla39

[Barb]

Evidently these words belong to another song.

It's not promised to the one who prays the loudest,
Nor to the one who speaks his words the best.
But it's promised to the true and to the faithful,
To the one who overcomes and pass life's test.

Someone suggested on another forum they thought
it was from the song, "I'm Too Far Upon My Journey".

I'm too far upon my journey, friend, to ever,
Think of turning back into this world of sin.
Though I may not be the first one in God's kingdom
Be so glad if I can only make it in.

Falla39
Oh, I'm not so sure about that either....if I'm not mistaken, Sis. Mildred Sexton wrote I'm too Far, and I don't recall the verse you have written.

She's from Flint, and if I see her again I'll try to remember to ask...

[Falla39]

Oh, I'm not so sure about that either....if I'm not mistaken, Sis. Mildred Sexton wrote I'm too Far, and I don't recall the verse you have written.

She's from Flint, and if I see her again I'll try to remember to ask...

Thank you, Sis. Barb,

Appreciate all your help!

Blessings,

Falla39

[Falla39]

Oh, I'm not so sure about that either....if I'm not mistaken, Sis. Mildred Sexton wrote I'm too Far, and I don't recall the verse you have written.

She's from Flint, and if I see her again I'll try to remember to ask...


Many souls have started out to run this race
But many feet have stumbled trying hard to keep the pace
Sometimes my feet have grown so weary
As I've watched others pass me by
It makes me wonder who will make it
Is there hope for such as I

Chorus:
Not the one who runs the swiftest
Nor the one who shines for a day
But the one who endureth to the end
He...he shall be saved.


A crown of life is waiting for those who make it in;
Those who've run the race with patience, casting off the weights of sin.
It doesn't matter where we've started, or how long the race has been;
It's the end that so important, oh I've just got to make it in.

(chorus

Sis. Barb,

Bro. Troy Fullerton from Okla. posted these words on another forum.

Does this sound like what you remember! Thanks for your help!

Falla39

[chosenbyone]

Sis. Barb,

Does this sound right?

THE RACE
1.
MANY SOULS HAVE STARTED
OUT TO RUN THIS RACE,
BUT MANY FEET HAVE STUMBLED
TRYING HARD TO KEEP THE PACE.
AT TIMES MY STEPS HAVE GOWN SO WEARY
AS I WATCH OTHERS PASS ME BY,
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHO WILL BAKE IT
IS THERE HOPE FOR SUCH AS I.

CHO
NOT THE ONE WHO RUNS THE SWIFTEST
NOR THE ONE WHO SHINED FOR A DAY
BUT THE ONE WHO ENDURETH TO THE END
HE, HE SHALL BE SAVED.

2
A CROWN OF LIFE IS WAITING
FOR THOSE WHO MAKE IT IN
THOSE WHO'VE RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCE
CASTING OFF THE WEIGHTS OF SIN
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN WE STARTED
OR HOW LONG THE RACE HAS BEEN
IT'S THE END THAT'S SO IMPORTANT
OH, I'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE IT IN.

Falla39


I thought the mystery had been solved when Barb posted her reply on the first page. She was the big winner! I went to goggle and got the same lyrics as she posted on your thread.

THE RACE
1.
MANY SOULS HAVE STARTED
OUT TO RUN THIS RACE
BUT MANY FEET HAVE STUMBLED
TRYING HARD TO KEEP THE PACE
AT TIMES MY STEPS HAVE GOWN SO WEARY
AS I WATCH OTHERS PASS ME BY
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHO WILL BAKE IT
IS THERE HOPE FOR SUCH AS I

CHO
NOT THE ONE WHO RUNS THE SWIFTEST
NOR THE ONE WHO SHINED FOR A DAY
BUT THE ONE WHO ENDURETH TO THE END
HE, HE SHALL BE SAVED

2
A CROWN OF LIFE IS WAITING
FOR THOSE WHO MAKE IT IN
THOSE WHO'VE RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCE
CASTING OFF THE WEIGHTS OF SIN
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN WE STARTED
OR HOW LONG THE RACE HAS BEEN
IT'S THE END THAT'S SO IMPORTANT
OH, I'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE IT IN

[Falla39]

I thought the mystery had been solved when Barb posted her reply on the first page. She was the big winner! I went to goggle and got the same lyrics as she posted on your thread.

THE RACE
1.
MANY SOULS HAVE STARTED
OUT TO RUN THIS RACE
BUT MANY FEET HAVE STUMBLED
TRYING HARD TO KEEP THE PACE
AT TIMES MY STEPS HAVE GOWN SO WEARY
AS I WATCH OTHERS PASS ME BY
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHO WILL BAKE IT
IS THERE HOPE FOR SUCH AS I

CHO
NOT THE ONE WHO RUNS THE SWIFTEST
NOR THE ONE WHO SHINED FOR A DAY
BUT THE ONE WHO ENDURETH TO THE END
HE, HE SHALL BE SAVED

2
A CROWN OF LIFE IS WAITING
FOR THOSE WHO MAKE IT IN
THOSE WHO'VE RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCE
CASTING OFF THE WEIGHTS OF SIN
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN WE STARTED
OR HOW LONG THE RACE HAS BEEN
IT'S THE END THAT'S SO IMPORTANT
OH, I'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE IT IN

Bro. Chosenbyone,

I was asking Sis. Barb on Sat. if that sounded right.
She had posted the first verse and chorus correctly
but had not been able to remember the second verse.

Meanwhile I had asked on another site if anyone knew
the words. Someone posted the 2nd verse. I was asking
Sis. Barb, if it sounded right to her. I had posted from her
post with the first verse and chorus, adding the 2nd verse
from the other site. Not hearing from Sis. Barb, I saw late
last night where Bro. Troy Fullerton had posted the same
as the person on this site:

http://www.namethathymn.com/hymn-lyrics-detective-forum/index.php?a=vforum&f=2&p=2

This morning I PM'd Sis. Barb and asked if that sounded right
to what she had remembered. She PM's me and said it was close
enough. So I felt that it was just that! Close enough. In the mouth
of two or three witnesses, let every word be established.:thumbsup

Actually, now it seems that the person on:

http://www.namethathymn.com/hymn-lyrics-detective-forum/index.php?a=vforum&f=2&p=2

was the one who knew the second verse first.

But what difference does it make anyway!! Several had a part in helping
me get the words to the song that has been going over and over in my
mind for days. Perhaps there's a message in there somewhere!!:friend

Thanks to all who offered help!

Blessings,

Falla39

[TK Burk]

Here's an old race song:

Stewball
by Peter, Paul and Mary

Old Stewball was a racehorse, and I wish he were mine
He never drank water, he always drank wine

His bridle was silver, and his mane it was gold
And the worth of his saddle has never been told

Oh the fairgrounds were crowded, and Stewball was there
But the betting was heavy on the bay and the mare

As they were approaching, about half way around
The gray mare she stumbled and fell to the ground

And away out yonder, ahead of them all
Came a-prancing and a-dancing, my noble Stewball

I bet on the gray mare and I bet on the bay
If I'd bet on old Stewball, I'd be a free man today

Oh the hoot owl she hollers, and the turtle dove moans
I'm a poor boy in trouble. I'm a long way from home

Old Stewball was a racehorse, and I wish he were mine
He never drank water, he always drank wine


How's that? :bliss

[Falla39]

Here's an old race song:


How's that? :bliss


Bro. Lost and Found,

What a funny, funny poem! Thank you for a good laugh!

Blessings,

Falla39

[Barb]

I thought the mystery had been solved when Barb posted her reply on the first page. She was the big winner! I went to goggle and got the same lyrics as she posted on your thread.

THE RACE
1.
MANY SOULS HAVE STARTED
OUT TO RUN THIS RACE
BUT MANY FEET HAVE STUMBLED
TRYING HARD TO KEEP THE PACE
AT TIMES MY STEPS HAVE GOWN SO WEARY
AS I WATCH OTHERS PASS ME BY
IT MAKES ME WONDER WHO WILL BAKE IT
IS THERE HOPE FOR SUCH AS I

CHO
NOT THE ONE WHO RUNS THE SWIFTEST
NOR THE ONE WHO SHINED FOR A DAY
BUT THE ONE WHO ENDURETH TO THE END
HE, HE SHALL BE SAVED

2
A CROWN OF LIFE IS WAITING
FOR THOSE WHO MAKE IT IN
THOSE WHO'VE RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCE
CASTING OFF THE WEIGHTS OF SIN
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN WE STARTED
OR HOW LONG THE RACE HAS BEEN
IT'S THE END THAT'S SO IMPORTANT
OH, I'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE IT IN
This is it, Mother Falla... :bliss

[Falla39]

This is it, Mother Falla... :bliss

Thank you, Sis. Barb,

It's been neat working together to get that beautiful song

complete again. Thanks for your input! You are loved!:friend

Blessings,

Falla39

[Falla39]

Bro. Chosenbyone,

I can't understand why I couldn't fine "The Race" by Lanny Wolfe when I

googled a few days ago. Several others posted but no one seemed to come

up with the song until the last day or so. But thanks for your input. It has

been fun interacting together!

Blessings,

Falla39

[wlee]

The Race
Many souls have started out to run this race
But many feet have stumbled trying hard to keep the pace
At times my steps have grown so weary as I watch others pass me by
It makes me wonder who will make it, is there hope for such as I
Chorus:
Not the one who runs the swiftest, nor the one who shined for a day
But the one who endureth to the end, He…He shall be saved

A crown of life is waiting for those who make it in
Those who’ve run the race with patience, casting off the weights of sin
It doesn’t matter when we started or how long the race has been
It’s the end that’s so important, Oh, I’ve just got to make it in
Chorus:
Not the one who runs the swiftest, nor the one who shined for a day
But the one who endureth to the end, He…He shall be saved

Not the one who runs the swiftest, nor the one who shined for a day
And by God’s grace I’m going to make it to the end
By God’s grace I shall be saved
Yes by God’s grace I’m going to make it to the end
By God’s grace I’m shall to be saved
Yes by God’s grace I’m going to make it to the end
By God’s grace I shall be saved

[Sister Alvear]

I am weeping...what a beautiful song...