THERE'S A CHURCH WITHIN US, O LORD

There's a church within us, O Lord;
There's a church within us, O Lord;
Not a building, but a soul, 
not a portion, but a whole;
There's a church within us, O Lord.

There's potential within us, O Lord;
Something stirring within us, O Lord;
Something straining to have birth, 
to be visible on earth, 
There's potential within us, O lord.

There's a fire within us, O Lord; 
A new life a burning, O Lord;
A new fire for a life, 
combatting present strife,
There's a fire within us, O Lord.

There's some building to be done, O Lord;
There's some building to be done, O Lord;
Not with steel, not with stone, 
But with lives which are your own,
There's the church to be built, O Lord.

There's the church within us, O Lord;
There's the church within us, O Lord;
Not a building, but one soul, 
not a portion, but a whole, 
We are your church in the world.