Fire on the Fiftieth Day

INTRO (highlife guitar riff, talking drum) VERSE 1 They were waiting, all together, On the feast of fifty days, When a sound like rushing wind came And it filled the house with praise. Tongues of fire rested on them, Every heart began to burn, And they spoke in many languages Of the Lord they'd come to learn. CHORUS Fire on the fiftieth day! (fire, fire) The Spirit came to stay! (He came to stay) Every nation heard the story In its mother tongue that day: Jesus is the Lord, and He reigns! VERSE 2 Parthians and Medes and Romans, Cretans, Arabs, all were there; Some said, "These men must be drunken," But then Peter stood to declare: "This is what the prophet promised, God has poured His Spirit out; The One you crucified is risen, Lord and Christ, beyond all doubt." CHORUS BRIDGE (call and response) What shall we do? Repent and be baptized! What shall we do? Your sins are forgiven! The promise is for you, (for you) And for your children, (your children) For all who are far off, (far off) Whom the Lord our God will call! VERSE 3 Three thousand souls that morning Were received into the fold; They devoted to the teaching, Broke the bread and prayed as told. Shared their goods with glad hearts, Praising God in every home, And the Lord kept adding daily Those He saved to be His own. FINAL CHORUS OUTRO (drums and choir) He came to stay, He came to stay, Fire on the fiftieth day!