Fire on the arena floor
The swords are drawn,
Hear the lions roar
The coliseum laughs and shouts
And screams for more
They tried to crush this mutiny
In a crimson tide of history
But when people have seen
The truth that sets them free
The flame passes on,
The flame passes on and onFrom the heart of the people
Comes love for the people
Love that is burning strong
Oh, from one to another
This dream of forever
The flame passes onBecause of them we know His Name
So let's lift the cross, and do the same
An unbroken line of believers
Building a human chain
And the flame passes on,
And the flame passes onand on and onFrom the heart of the people
Comes love for the people
Love that is burning strong
Oh, from one to another
This dream of forever...
The flame passes onOh, the light of ages illumines the pages
Words of an ancient song
Oh, faith is the fire
That burns ever higher
And the flame passes onMothers to sons,
Fathers to daughters - everyone
Pass it onFrom the heart of the people
Comes love for the people
Love that is burning strong
Oh, from one to another
This dream of forever...
The flame passes onOh, the light of ages illumines the pages
Words of an ancient song
Oh, faith is the fire
that burns ever higher
And the flame passes onFeel the flame in your heart
Then pass it on
Songwriters
SMILEY, BILLY LEE / GERSMEHL, MARK STEPHENPublished by
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group