To Live Is Christ, To Die is Gain

There is a faith that largely goes unchallenged 

Yet the laying down of life is still in view 

To willingly pay the price 

Of daily sacrifice 

Depending wholly upon Grace to see it through 

There is a faith that overcomes temptation 

And knowing God is all of its pursuit

A faith that conquers fear 

And to the Lord draws near 

And losing life to find it is its Truth

To live is Christ and to die is gain 

These are words that resound clear and plain 

A faith that fears not death 

And with the final breath, it proclaims

To live is Christ and to die is gain 

There is a faith that wrestles with the challenge 

Of what believing might truly cost 

When worship might result 

In more than mere insult

Called to face death in the midst of holocaust 

There is a faith that fuels the voice of martyrs 

Where deep persecution is reality 

This life it loosely holds 

Against the world stands bold

And knows that death will only set one free 

To live is Christ and to die is gain 

These are words that resound clear and plain 

A faith that fears not death 

And with the final breath, it proclaims

To live is Christ and to die is gain 

October 21,2025

Anthony Foster