Oh, I've heard all the stories 'Bout the mighty things you've done You say you'd risk it all In the end to save someone But not love money More than you love the Lord And your life is filled with things That your soul cannot afford Hell is burning while the church sleeps Don't you know Hell is burning while the church is asleep Oh, we're stuck in our pews As they're dying in our streets, you know Hell is burning while the church is asleep We all heard about a brother Who was slipping away We pa**ed around his problems Like hor d'oeuvres on a tray Some of them were rumor Some of them were fact As we went to lift him up We just prayed him in the back Hell is burning while the church sleeps Don't you know Hell is burning while the church is asleep Oh, we're stuck in our pews As they're dying in our streets, you know Hell is burning while the church is asleep Oh, yeah Outside, the battle rages on Inside, it's nice and safe and warm No need to ever be alarmed Like our dear brother Keith once said: "We're so well fed, but still we're dead!" We need to hear it once again Oh, we burn away the hours By the light of our TV While Pat and Vanna tell us There's a "Wheel" to meet our need But we've got a job to do We must do it very well If we can ever live the truth We can rescue our neighbor from hell Hell is burning while the church sleeps Don't you know Hell is burning while the church is asleep Oh, we're stuck in our pews As they're dying in our streets, I said Hell is burning while the church is asleep Oh, hell is burning while the church sleeps Oh, hell is burning while the church is asleep Oh, we're stuck in our pews As they're dying in our streets, you know Hell is burning while the church is asleep Whoa-whoa, oh-whoa... Hell is burning while the church is asleep Don't you know Hell is burning while the church is asleep Hell is burning while the church is asleep Oh, we're stuck in our pews As they're dying in our streets, you know Hell is burning while the church is asleep Whoa-whoa, oh-whoa... Hell is burning while the church is asleep