FIRE OF GOD

(written by Kenneth Cope)

 

Eleven, twelve, thirteen—emerging anxious and aware

Yearning for the burning, searching for the sign

Then fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen—I’d see more than my share

The times I felt His fire, I was so much more alive

 

Seventeen, eighteen—and craving the fanning of the flame

Sometimes waiting, but always more to come

Then at nineteen and twenty—He sent me to labor for His name

A time when we were one

My will was offered up and consumed in the fire of God

 

It’s a power that I can’t explain

As it flows and it grows and it shapes my faith

There’ve been hundreds of moments I can’t deny

When I brushed against the fire, or dwelt in the fire of God

 

Warmed by the fire, wondrous fire of God

 

A decade of twenties—He led me to learn among the world

Finding me a lady, and starting up a home

And love fueled the journey—our thirties were melted into gold

With children of our own

The glimpse we caught of heaven’s throne was steeled in the fire of God

 

It’s a power that I can’t explain

As it flows and it grows and it shapes my faith

There’ve been hundreds of moments I can’t deny

When I brushed against the fire, or dwelt in the fire of God

Lighted words sent to purge my soul

Holy feelings, impressions to mark the road

There’ve been staggering signs and I’ll watch for more

When I’m caught up in the fire, immersed in the fire of God

 

I’m living for the fire

Longing for the fire

Swept up in the fire

Can’t live without the fire

 

It’s a power that I can’t explain

As it flows and it grows and it shapes my faith

There’ve been thousands of moments I won’t deny

Forged in the fire…

Lighted words sent to purge my soul

Holy feelings, impressions to mark the road

There’ve been staggering signs and I’ll watch for more

When I’m caught up in the fire

When I’m immersed in the fire of God

So filled with the fire, awesome fire of God

Can you feel the fire?

Come, and feel the fire of God

 

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