Send the Fire & Old Time Power

We are headed into another week of our series of messages on, "The Presence Driven Church"! Wow, what a time we had last week. God did some great things. We are picking up right where we left off last week. Come expecting great things.

The following are two hymns we will be doing this week. Some of you know them well and have done them many times before. Some of you have never heard them before. These are a lot of words to know for the upcoming service if you are not familiar with these songs, so I'm printing them all there so you can acquaint yourselves with the words before rehearsal Sunday. Choir members, if you don't know these songs, I'd recommend that you get to worship rehearsal a bit earlier when the band/frontline gets there (8 am) to go over the songs.

SEND THE FIRE

Verse 1

O God of burning cleansing flame, send the fire
Your blood-bought gift today we claim
Send the fire today

Look down and see this waiting host
And send the promised Holy Ghost
We need another Pentecost
Send the fire today
Send the fire today

Verse 2

God of Elijah hear our cry, send the fire
And make us fit to live or die, send the fire today

To burn up every trace of sin
To bring the light and glory in
The revolution now begin
Send the fire today
Send the fire today

Verse 3

It's fire we want for fire we plead, send the fire
The fire will meet our every need, send the fire today

For strength to always do what's right
For grace to conquer in the fight
For power to walk the world in white
Send the fire today
Send the fire today

To make our weak hearts strong and brave, send the fire
To live a dying world to save, send the fire today

Oh see us on Your altar lay
We give our lives to You today
So crown the offering now we pray
Send the fire today
Send the fire today
Send the fire today

OLD TIME POWER

Verse 1:

They were in an upper chamber, they were all in one accord
When the Holy Ghost descended as was promised by our Lord.

CHORUS

O Lord, send the power just now, O Lord, send the power just now;
O Lord, send the power just now, and baptize every one.

Verse 2

Yes, the power from Heav’n descended, with the sound of rushing wind;
Tongues of fire came down upon them, as the Lord said He would send.

Verse 3

Yes, this old time power was given, to our fathers who were true
This is promised to believers, and we all may have it too.