Our life has its seasons,
and God has the reasons,
Why spring follows winter,
and new leaves grow
for there’s a connection
With our resurrection
That flowers will bud
after frost and snow,
So there’s never a time to stop believing,
there’s never a time for hope to die,
there’s never a time to stop loving,
these three things go on.
There’s a time to be hurting, a time to be plucking,
A time to be saving, a time to spend,
A time to be grieving, a time to be dancing,
A time for beginning, a time to end,
But there’s never a time to stop believing,
there’s never a time for hope to die,
there’s never a time to stop loving,
These three things go on.
Words by Shirley Murray who died on 25 January 2020. Dr Shirley Erena Murray MNZM was a New Zealand hymn lyrics writer. Her hymns have been translated into numerous languages and are represented in more than 140 hymn collections. Shirley Murray lived by the words she wrote. Compassion, peace, justice – these were the things that guided her in life and her life’s work.
