Casting Crowns: The word is alive

Looking out from His throneThe Father of light and of menChose to make Himself knownShow us the way back to HimSpeaking wisdom and truthInto the hearts of peasants and kingsHe began to unveilThe word that would change the course of all thingsWith eyes wide open All would seeThe Word is AliveAnd it cuts like a sword through the darknessWith a message of life to the hopelessAnd afraidBreathing life into all who believeThe Word is AliveAnd the world and its glories will failBut His truth it will not pass awayIt remains yesterday and forever the sameThe Word is AliveSimple strokes on the pageEternity's secrets revealedCarry on age to ageSpeaks truth to us even stillAs the rain falls from heavenCleans the earth before it returnsLord, let your Word fall on usAnd bring forth the fruit You deserveWith eyes wide open Let us seeThe Word is AliveAnd it cuts like a sword through the darknessWith a message of life to the hopelessAnd afraidBreathing life into all who believeThe Word is AliveAnd the world and its glories will failBut His truth it will not pass awayIt remains yesterday and forever the sameThe Word is AliveThe Bible was inscribed over a period of two thousand yearsIn times of war and in days of peaceBy kings, physicians, tax collectors, farmersFisherman, singers and shepherdsThe marvel is that a library so perfectly cohesiveCould have been produced by such a diverse crowdOver a period of time which staggers the imaginationJesus is His grand subjectOur good is the designAnd the glory of God is its endThe Word is AliveAnd it cuts like a sword through the darknessWith a message of life to the hopelessAnd afraidBreathing life into all who believeThe Word is AliveAnd the world and its glories will failBut His truth it will not pass awayIt remains yesterday and forever the sameThe Word is Alive (the world and its glories will fail)The Word is Alive (His truth it will not pass away)His Word is AliveHis Word is Alive