Talking Daniel in the den of the lions,
Talking Jonah in the belly of a whale,
Talking three Hebrew children, and they're standing in a furnace...fiery furnace,
But the fire didn't burn them, and the lions didn't bite,
And the Lord reached down, and you can be sure that everything turned out right,
Oh, you meet the Lord in the furnace long time before you meet him in the sky.

And where you are ain't where you wish that you was,
Well, your life ain't easy and the road is rough,
Oh, but where you are is where he promised to be,
From the ends of the world, to every point of need.

Talking Daniel in the den of the lions,
Talking Jonah in the belly of a whale,
Talking three Hebrew children, and they're standing in a furnace...fiery furnace,
But the fire didn't burn them, and the lions didn't bite,
And the Lord reached down, and you can be sure that everything turned out right,
Oh, you meet the Lord in the furnace long time before you meet him in the sky.

Meet him in your time of trial,
Meet him in your hour of prayer,
You can reach out, and I'll bet that you'll find that he's right there where you are, however grim it may seem,
This is real life, baby; this ain't no Hollywood dream,
And where you are, no matter what you may face, you're gonna find out real soon what they mean when they say...

Talking Daniel in the den of the lions,
Talking Jonah in the belly of a whale,
Talking three Hebrew children, and they're standing in a furnace...fiery furnace,
But the fire didn't burn them, and the lions didn't bite,
And the Lord reached down, and you can be sure that everything turned out right,
Oh, you meet the Lord in the furnace long time before you meet him in the sky.

Meet him in your time of trial,
Meet him in your hour of prayer,
You can reach out and I'll bet that you'll find that he's right there.

But the fire won't burn you, and the lions won't bite,
And the Lord will reach down, and you can be sure that everything will turn out alright,
Oh, you'll meet the Lord in the furnace long time before you meet him in the sky,
Then you'll meet him in the sky.