The Church Triumphant

Let the Church be the Church.

Let the people rejoice

For we've settled the question

We've made our choice

Let the anthems ring out

Songs of victory swell

For the church triumphant, is alive and well.

This ole ship has been through some battles before

Storms and the tempests and rocks on the shore

Though the hull may be battered

But inside it's safe and dry

It will carry its cargo to

The port in the sky.

God has always had a people!

Many a foolish conqueror has made the mistake of thinking, that because he had forced the church of Jesus Christ out of sight, he had stilled its voice and snuffed out its life,

But God has always had a people!

The powerful current of a rushing river is not diminished because it's forced to flow underground; No! The purest water is the stream that bursts, crystal clear, into the sunlight, after it has forced its way through solid rock. There have been many a charlatan, who like Simon the Magician, sought to barter

on the open market, that power which cannot be bought or sold. But God has always had a people; men who could not be bought and women who were beyond purchase! God has always had a people! There have been times of affluence and prosperity, when the Church's message has been nearly deluded into oblivion by those who sought to make it socially attractive, neatly organized and financially profitable, but God has always had a people! Yes, it's been gold plated, draped in purple and encrusted with jewels. It has been misrepresented, ridiculed, lauded, and scorned, but God has always had a people! And these followers of Jesus Christ have been, according to the whim of the times, elevated as sacred leaders and

martyred as heretics. Yet through it all, there marches on that powerful army of the meek; God's chosen people who cannot be bought, flattered, murdered, or stilled.

On through the ages they march!

The church! God's church triumphant!

Let the Church be the Church.

Let the people rejoice

For we've settled the question

We've made our choice

Let the anthems ring out

Songs of victory swell

For the church triumphant, is alive

Listen child of God, it's Alive!

Discouraged pastor, it's His church and it's still Alive! Lonely missionary, sow that seed with confidence; the church is still alive! Old saint, you're not alone or forgotten, the

Church is still alive! It's alive my broken-hearted friend. It's still alive, busy mothers; just keep trusting in Jesus. The church is alive You're not alone out there serving the Lord, young student; just keep looking to Jesus.

The church is Alive! And faithful fathers, there's rest in the Lord. God's church is still alive! So, family of God lift your hands! Lift your hands and praise the Lord! The church,

God's church triumphant is alive!

It's alive my friends, alive and well!