1 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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 There's some building to be done, O Lord;
There's some building to be 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.

5 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.