1 Challenge Thy people, Jehovah of hosts,
Speak as of old at this hour,
Silence alike their complaints and their boasts,
Challenge Thy people with pow’r.

2 Speak to them out of the pillar of cloud,
Speak from the pillar of flame;
Show them their sin, lest they dare to be proud,
Show them their weakness and shame.

3 Give them a task that will drain their heart’s blood,
Lead on a wilderness way;
Call them to conquest thru fire-line and flood,
Challenge Thy people today!