474 You Should Forsake All for the Truth
Verse 1
You must suffer hardship on your way to truth.
You must give yourself over completely.
Endure humiliation, embrace more suffering.
Doing this to gain more of the truth.
Chorus
You must pursue all that is beautiful.
You must seek all that is good,
a path in life filled with meaning.
Forsake all pleasures, forsake the flesh
for the sake of truth.
Verse 2
You must not throw away the truth
for the sake of a peaceful family life.
Keeping integrity, staying dignified,
don’t cast aside for pleasures gone tomorrow.
Chorus
You must pursue all that is beautiful.
You must seek all that is good,
a path in life filled with meaning.
Forsake all pleasures, forsake the flesh
for the sake of truth.
Bridge
Do not throw away all truths
purely for enjoyment.
If you carry on in a vulgar way
with no pursuit, is life not wasted?
Do not throw away all truths
purely for enjoyment.
If you carry on in a vulgar way
with no pursuit, is life not wasted?
Chorus
You must pursue all that is beautiful.
You must seek all that is good,
a path in life filled with meaning.
Forsake all pleasures, forsake the flesh
for the sake of truth.
Adapted from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Experiences of Peter: His Knowledge of Chastisement and Judgment