WHAT HAVE I DONE WITH HIS NAME?

(written by Kenneth Cope)

 

Father named me after Grandpa

He said he hoped that I would one day

Be the man that he was

Well, Grandpa died when I was five years old

And so he hasn’t been around to know

What his namesake has done

But what if he’s watching?

What if Grandpa’s seen all I’ve become?

 

CHORUS:

What have I done with his name?

I’m hoping he won’t be ashamed

The right or the wrong

I’ve done it all with his name

 

Someone named me after Mormon

Trying to turn the world against me

Because of faith etched in gold

But that name has stood for goodness

And its fame now floods the nations

By the words Mormon wrote

Now, what if he’s watching?

Have I been true

To what Mormon made known?

 

REPEAT CHORUS

 

There’s a Name above all others

And it’s the only one that saves

So Grandpa, me and Mormon

We love this Name

And we know He’s watching

Jesus sees all of our faith

 

What will we do with His name?

He’s hoping we won’t be ashamed

The right or the wrong

We do it all with His name

But, He can catch us when we fall

‘Cause that’s what He does with His name

 

That blessed name

I love His name

 

© 1995 Mohrgüd Music (BMI)