by Salie Davis

chorus:

We must all work together to kindle the fire
of every flickering flame.

The strongest faith comes from the smallest desire

to know the love of God’s name.

verse one:
It’s so hard to be strong when you feel so weak.
This road seems so long and this darkness complete,

but all it takes is an outstretched hand to help someone hold on,

a guiding light to help them understand, remember when you weren’t so strong.

chorus:

We must all work together to kindle the fire
of every flickering flame.

The strongest faith comes from the smallest desire

to know the love of God’s name.

verse two:
The wise man shines his light while the foolish man leaves his light behind

and wanders into the night to walk this road of life blind.
and isn’t it a shame when that man was yet a boy
in his heart, there was a flickering flame but now that flame is destroyed.

chorus:

We must all work together to kindle the fire
of every flickering flame.

The strongest faith comes from the smallest desire

to know the love of God’s name.

verse three:
The foolish man built his house on sand, while the wise man built on solid ground.

When the rains came that foolish man saw his house falling down.

For there was no one to take his hand or shine a guiding light

To help that young man stand when he was falling into the night.

chorus:

We must all work together to kindle the fire
of every flickering flame.

The strongest faith comes from the smallest desire

to know the love of God’s name.

verse four:
And it’s so hard to be strong when you feel so weak.

This road seems so long and this darkness complete.

So shine your light for me, teach me the love of God’s name.

So that I might see, for I am but a flickering flame.