O Desafio

A challenge, by Elias the king was challenged
All the people of Israel were summoned
To witness this great scene
And Carmel was the address that God chose
And hearing Elias, they obeyed immediately
Putting all their trust and hope
And all their faith in God

The challenge was thrown and all Israel watched
There on Carmel, King Ahab went up with his prophets
And all the people watching and admiring that crowd
But Elias was not alone, for those who serve God are the majority
And the rest is leaf and dust

And at the appointed time, all set up, planned, well organized
More than eight hundred go equally
All shouting, calling Baal
But time passed, all the people getting tired
And the king already worried, still asking
The prophets cutting themselves, hitting, hurting
And Elias confident all the time mocking
Every morning passed and no sign of Baal
And the king ashamed saw no signal
And all Israel found out that their God is not Baal

There goes Elias to the challenge
And all the people of Israel apprehensive
He took the prophets of Baal out of the way
Maybe even some feeling unwell
With twelve stones he built the altar
Because only those who restore the altar see fire
He put the sacrifice, the wood around
Dug a trench and asked the people for water
He poured all the water over the altar until the sacrifice soaked the trench
And after that he made that prayer
That tears the sky and touches God's heart
And to the surprise of Ahab and Israel
God sent fire, but the fire was so strong
That it licked up all the water

And Israel killed the servants of Baal
And the people amazed by the great sign
Only the Lord is God, all the people shouted
And the altar burning in the midst of the people
For God's answer in the believer's life is fire

In this church there is fire, on the altar there is fire
From head to toe this believer has fire
He prays with fire, he preaches with fire, he has God's fire
He is baptized with fire, in tongues of fire
His heart is a torch of fire
His speech is fire, his walk is fire, he has God's fire
For he does not accept wrong, rejects sin
Lives in unity, always in prayer
Does not live in conflict, his example is Christ, my Glorious King

Be baptized with fire, renewed with fire
Revived with fire, with Spirit and with fire
Feel the fire descend, let it burn the fire
It is God present here among this people
If you want His presence and to see God work
And in the midst of the people God leave a sign
If you want to see the fire burn over your life, you must have an altar

In this church there is fire, on the altar there is fire
From head to toe this believer has fire
He prays with fire, he preaches with fire, he has God's fire
He is baptized with fire, in tongues of fire
His heart is a torch of fire
His speech is fire, his walk is fire, he has God's fire
For he does not accept wrong, rejects sin
Lives in unity, always in prayer
Does not live in conflict, his example is Christ, my Glorious King
Does not live in conflict, his example is Christ, my Glorious King