Two al­tars on a hill­side made,
Two of­fer­ings on the al­tar laid;
Let Him be God, who hears our cry,
And send­eth fire down from on high.
From morn­ing light till close of day,
Hear Baal’s pro­phets loud­ly pray.

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The God who an­swers by fire,
The God who an­swers by fire,
Let Him, let Him, let Him be God.
The God who an­swers by fire,
The God who an­swers by fire
Let Him, let Him, let Him be God.

But now the faith­ful pro­phet, see,
Upon his God calls might­ily:
Among the peo­ple be it known,
That Thou art God, and Thou alone.
And ev­en while Eli­jah calls,
Behold, the fire from Heav­en falls.

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Upon God’s al­tars still we lay,
Our hum­ble of­fer­ings day by day;
Unworthy tho’ the sac­ri­fice,
The gift of love He sanc­ti­fies,
He heeds the heart’s sin­cere desire,
And sends the Ho­ly Ghost and fire.

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Ascribe to God for­ev­er­more
Thanksgiving, hon­or, love and pow­er;
To God the Fa­ther, God the Son,
And God the Spir­it, three in One.
In songs of praise as­cend­ing high­er,
To Him who an­swers still by fire.

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