Some words are too holy to silence.William Tyndale learned that the hard way — chained, strangled, and burned for daring to give the world a Bible they could actually read.
But here’s the miracle: fire didn’t end his work — it spread it.The same flames meant to erase the Word only carried it farther.Within a generation, the English Bible rolled off royal presses, and truth walked free among common people.
This song was written for that kind of fire — the kind that purifies, not destroys.Because the war for truth never really stopped; it just changed battlefields.We still stand between noise and conviction, between pride and humility, between culture and Christ.
And like those who came before us, we’re called to fight with light.So here’s our anthem for the week — a song for the faithful who still believe that no matter how dark the times get, the Word still stands.
Lyrics:
Through the Fire, the Word Still Stands
Verse 1
By candle’s flame, a voice was raised,In chains, the truth still spoke.A plowboy’s dream, a martyr’s praise,The fire became the cloak.They tried to silence Heaven’s breath,But grace outshined their plans—Through every age, though saints met death,The Word still stands.
Chorus
Through the fire, the Word still stands,Through the storm, it won’t be drowned.Kings may rage and crowds demand,But Heaven can’t be bound.We’ve read it, lived it, scarred our hands—Yet mercy writes again:Through the fire, the Word still stands.
Verse 2
They built their thrones on holy ground,And called the righteous wrong.But truth survived without their crowns,And turned their ash to song.Now screens replace the gallows’ rope,But pride still makes commands—Yet love still whispers louder hope:The Word still stands.
Verse 3
The ink once spilled in secret rooms,Now runs through every land.From whispered prayers in catacombsTo voices taking stand.Each tongue and tribe, one heartbeat cries,One faith that understands—The Gospel never says “goodbye”;The Word still stands.
Chorus
Through the fire, the Word still stands,Through the storm, it won’t be drowned.Kings may rage and crowds demand,But Heaven can’t be bound.We’ve read it, lived it, scarred our hands—Yet mercy writes again:Through the fire, the Word still stands.
Verse 4
Now truth walks streets of digital war,Where mercy’s voice grows thin.But even here, the Spirit roars,And lights the hearts within.No shadow strong, no screen so loud,Can mute what God commands—The Church still rises from the crowd;The Word still stands.
Bridge
Let truth be more than weaponry,Let grace be more than speech.Let hearts be living epiloguesOf all that martyrs preached.We fight with love, not borrowed hate,With armor not of man—The darkness flees; the Light creates—And the Word still stands.
Final Chorus (slow build to anthem)
Through the fire, the Word still stands,Through the storm, it won’t be drowned.Faith still burns in willing hands,And chains can’t hold it down.From candle’s glow to screen and land,The call of truth expands:Through the fire, the Word still stands.
Outro (spoken / optional choral tag)
“They chained the book. They burned the man.But they could never stop the plan.Through the fire — the Word still stands.”
William Tyndale gave everything so that we could read the Word for ourselves.Now it’s our turn to live it for the world.He fought to place a Bible in every hand; we’re called to wield it with every heartbeat.
The darkness hasn’t stopped advancing — but neither has the Light.It’s time to pick up the Sword, fasten the Armor, and fight with the same courage that carried the Gospel through the flames.
Armor Up, Buttercup: A Field Manual for Spiritual Warfare equips believers to do just that — to turn worship, prayer, and obedience into battle strategies that push back the dark.Tyndale gave us access to the Word. Let’s honor him by using it.Get the Field Manual →
