<song>
              <title>Burn the ships</title>
              <author>Steven Curtis Chapman</author>
              <copyright></copyright>
              <presentation>V1 C V2 B C</presentation>
              <hymn_number></hymn_number>
              <tempo></tempo>
              <timesig></timesig>
              <ccli></ccli>
              <theme></theme>
              <alttheme></alttheme>
              <user1></user1>
              <user2></user2>
              <user3></user3>
              <key></key>
              <aka></aka>
              <key_line></key_line>
              <lyrics>
[V1]
 In the spring of 1519 a Spanish fleet set sail
 Cortez told his sailors this mission must not fail
 On the eastern shore of Mexico they landed with great dreams
 But the hardships of the new world make them restless and weak
 Quietly they whispered, "Let's sail back to the life we knew"
 But the one who led them there was saying  

[C]
 Burn the ships, we're here to stay
 There's no way we could go back
 Now that we've come this far by faith
 Burn the ships, we've passed the point of no return
 Our life is here
 So let the ships burn  

[V2]
 In the spring of new beginnings a searching heart set sail
 Looking for a new life and a love that would not fail
 On the shores of grace and mercy we landed with great joy
 But an enemy was waiting to steal, kill, and destroy
 Quietly he whispers, "Go back to the life you know"
 But the one who led us here is saying  

[B]
 Nobody said it would be easy
 But the one who brought us here
 Is never gonna leave us alone  

</lyrics>
             </song>