A sacred hymn with text by Kathryn Hales below.  Watch on YouTube: A Believing Heart

1. I often wonder if I’d been there

On the shores of Galilee,

Would I have stopped and listened to

A stranger I happened to see,

A man called Jesus, from Nazareth,

Whose words right from the start

Might come to my ears as something sweet’

Would I have had a believing heart?

Chorus:

A believing heart, a special gift

Of faith that I might see

Eternal truths from God above,

That I might say and do and be

A willing servant committed to

The Master’s work below;

A believing heart, a willing mind,

To Him I’d like to show.

2. I often wonder if I’d been there

Would I have listened to Alma’s words:

Or with a multitude seen the face

And touched the feet of Jesus Christ,

Of His people been a part?

From pages of Book of Mormon

I learn of those with believing hearts.

3. I often wonder if I’d been there

Would I have listened to Joseph Smith,

Or a jeering scorner be

Because of tradition or fear of men,

Would I have quickly turned apart?

Or would I have stayed and heard his words?

Would I have had a believing heart?

4. And now I live in the latter days

Throughout my days of mortal life,

Gospel truths from parents at home,

Or from missionaries bold and strong,

Yet I must still choose to testify.