THE CRY FOR REVIVAL
If others were like you
Cold, casual, indifferent
Ten thousands of your like
Cannot revival bring
If others were like you
Prayerless and slumbering
Ten thousand of your like
Can never hell disturb
If others were like you
Just eating and drinking
Ten thousand of your like
The fire will not get
This generation cries
For revival and fire
The dead hearts that we see
Shows our need for the fire
The dryness in our bones
As the land we compass
Shows we need revival
As sinners multiply
The coldness in the church
And on our pulpits too
Obviously shows our need
For nothing but the fire
This generation cries
It cries for revival
Sinners are convenient
Witches peaceful in church
Hypocrites in the fold
And sinning preachers too
This generation cries
It cries for revival
We have a lot of noise
Blaring from microphones
Lots of pretenders too
Singing the Saviour’s songs
These won’t revival bring
Although they’ll move the flesh
The fire is what we need
To rescue souls from hell
The noise on the altar
In the name of service
Won’t sinful men transform
Nor bring reviving fire
But men with tongues on fire
Men dead to self and sin
Men sold out for the Lord
Will this revival bring
Men Purged with the hyssop
Passionate for the Lord
Fill with the Spirit’s power
Full of the Holy Ghost
For such men Heaven’s cries
Though few and uncommon
Though unpopular too
They’ll plunder satan’s host
To depopulate hell
And Heaven populate
We need souls set ablaze
Souls that are set on fire
Such men are terrors to
All the demons in hell
Awake oh sleeping saint
Get aflame once again
This generation cries
It cries for revival
Where are the men on fire
Where are the women too
We can’t do much for God
In this generation
So we all need the fire
We need reviving fire
If in a short while friend
We all the fire get
The church will be revived
And Heaven will be glad
Awake oh sleeping saint
Get your soul set ablaze
Be the man with the fire
Be the man with the flame
Lord set my soul afire
I long to burn for you
My generation needs
My soul to be on fire
Lord set my soul afire
I long to be revived
So if men live like me
Heaven will be so glad