When the Fire Came Down (Spooner)

On the mount stood Eli­jah

The brave man of God

And his faith rose high as Heav­en in that hour;

Tho’ the priests cried

Hear

O Baal!

Still their pray­ers did not av­ail

For no fire came down.

But no fire came down

But no fire came down;

Then they cried

O hear us

Baal!

Still their pray­ers did not av­ail

For no fire came down.

On the mount knelt Eli­jah

the pro­phet of God

And he cried

O great Je­ho­vah

Hear my pray­er!

And his cry was heard in Heav­en

For the an­swer soon was giv­en

And the fire came down.

Then the fire came down

Then the fire came down;

And it lapped up the wa­ter

And the stones of the al­tar

When the fire came down.

In the up­per room as­sem­bled

Knelt the lit­tle Church of God

They were pray­ing

Bless­èd Mas­ter

Send the pow­er;

Then the flame swept down from glo­ry

And the world has heard the sto­ry

How the pow­er came down.

How the fire came down

How the fire came down;

And the Church re­ceived her pow­er

It be­gan that ve­ry hour

When the fire came down.

We are wait­ing

bless­èd Mas­ter

For an­oth­er Pen­te­cost

And we’ve wait­ed till our hearts

Have wea­ry grown;

Let the wind blow fresh from Heav­en

Let the pro­mised power be giv­en

Let the fire come down!

Let the fire come down

Let the fire come down

Send the pow­er

O Ho­ly Spir­it

Fall on us this ve­ry min­ute

Let the fire come down.