Almighty God we acknowledge
Our dependence upon Thee
And beg for Thy blessings upon us
Our parents our teachers and our country
Good evening this is Charlene Lewis for the 6 o' clock news
Today June 25 1962 the Supreme Court has ruled
That school prayer and Bible reading will cease
In all public school systems 44116,-76)
It is now official God has been removed from
The classroom in the United States of America 51537,-469)
Us our parents our teachers our country 61698,-603)
Us our parents our teachers and our country
Us our parents our teachers and our country
The ball got dropped in '62
They wouldn't let children pray in school
Violent crime began to rise
The grades went down and the kids got high
Free love gay rights no absolutes
Abortion on demand 114988,-905)
Brought VD AIDS and no morality
Today no one knows right from wrong
There's blood on people's hands
World you had your turn at bat
Now stand back and see
That it's our turn now
Something's gonna change
We're gonna bind the devil at every hand
By the power of Jesus' name
Well it's our turn now think it no surprise
When the gates of hell come crashing down
And you begin to see the church arise
The Supreme Court said "No God at all"
With the Ten Commandments on their wall
God's word in the library won't appear no no no way
We have a religious apartheid here 184281,-280)
Humanism atheism no Bible our consciences have died
We need to seek our God and call His name
The church triumphant's still alive and we're gonna turn the tide
'Cause with boldness and conviction we proclaim
That it's our turn now
Something's gonna change
We're gonna bind the devil at every hand
By the power of Jesus' name
Well it's our turn now think it no surprise
When the gates of hell come crashing down
And you begin to see the church arise
Arise and shine for the light has come
It's time to lift the name of Jesus high
Arise and shine for the light has come
It's time to lift the name of Jesus high
Arise and shine for the light has come
It's time to lift the name of Jesus high
Arise and shine for the light has come
It's time to lift the name of Jesus high
Yes it's our turn now
Something's gonna change
We're gonna bind that devil at every hand
By the power of Jesus' name
It's our turn now think it no surprise
When the gates of hell come crashing down
You begin to see the church arise yeah
It's our turn now it's no surprise
To see those gates of hell crash down
When you begin to see the church arise
