Thou Christ of burn­ing, cleans­ing flame,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!
Thy blood bought gift to­day we claim,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!
Look down and see this wait­ing host,
Give us the pro­mised Ho­ly Ghost;
We want ano­ther Pen­te­cost,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!

God of Eli­jah, hear our cry:
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!
To make us fit to live or die,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!
To burn up ev­ery trace of sin,
To bring the light and glo­ry in,
The re­vo­lu­tion now begin,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!

’Tis fire we want, for fire we plead,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!
The fire will meet our ev­ery need,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!
For strength to ev­er do the right,
For grace to con­quer in the fight,
For pow­er to walk the world in white,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!

To make our weak hearts strong and brave,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!
To live a dy­ing world to save,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!
O see us on Thy al­tar lay
Our lives, our all, this ve­ry day;
To crown the of­fer­ing now we pray,
Send the fire, send the fire, send the fire!