The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before

By Dan Adkins

One Night At Almost Midnight, We Heard Tile Sirens Roar

Everybody In The Neighborhood Was Looking Out Their Door

Then In Bathrobes And Curlers, They Gathered Round To See

The Church Was Going Up In Flames, It Burned ’Til Way Past Three

Now The Preacher Looked Around, Then He Stood Up To Report

This Is The Biggest Meeting That We’ve Ever Had Before,

Most Of You Have Never Come To Church, And I Was Wondering Why

They Looked At Him And All At Once, They Gave The Same Reply

They Said, "The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before,

The Church Has Never Been On Fire, Before

Now That The Flames Are Burning, There’s Something To Come For

But Please Just Try To Understand

The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before

It Seems That Folks Now In Our Day And Time Are Trying To Build The Church

On Programs And Promotions And Sometimes It Seems To Work

But If You’ll Listen Very Carefully A Lesson May Be Learned

That If The Church Will Only Get On Fire, They’ll Come To Watch Her Burn

Oh! The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before;

The Church Has Never Been On Fire, Before.

But, If The Flames Will Start To Burning

There’ll Be Something To Come For

Then Folks Will Never Say Again

The Church Has Never Been On Fire Before.

Now The Preacher Learned A Lesson, That Night The Church Burned Down

He Got On Fire For Jesus, And

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