Cântăre Be the word

We can talk 'til we're blue in the face

Words come easy, but to do what we say

Takes the courage of conviction

And a heart of true commitment

We can preach about lovin' each other

But to reach out to our sisters and brothers

Requires a revelation

Of the Father's incarnation



R: To be the word, love

Be the word, hope

Be the word, made manifest

Be the word, grace

Be the word, faith

Be the word, made flesh



Through the word, all the worlds took their form

Then He stepped out and left his glorious throne

To establish heaven's kingdom

Though the world would not receive Him

Still He called all the weary and lost

To follow, and to take up His cross

And to go before all nations

As God's living incarnation



Yes the word that dwelt among us

Full of grace and full of truth

Now has come to dwell within us

To be giving, serving, living proof