[Verse 1] I hear the whisper at the gate, "You say I love you, yet you wait." A tired altar, cold and bare, But heaven's tally's in the air.
You bring the blind and call it fine, The cracked and bruised upon the line. Still there is mercy in the flame, Still there is fire that knows your name.
[Pre-Chorus] Who can stand that day? Who can keep the dross away? When the hands of gold Make the heart grow bold
[Chorus] Refiner fire, burn me true Refiner fire, make me new Bring the heart back home Bring the heart back home
[Verse 2] Rob not the storehouse, open wide, Let the honest offering abide. And if the weight of greed stays near, Watch how the windows disappear.
Then every orphan at the door, Every widow asks for more. But when you turn and give your bread, Blessing runs like wine instead.
[Pre-Chorus] Who can stand that day? Who can keep the dross away? When the hands of gold Make the heart grow bold
[Chorus] Refiner fire, burn me true Refiner fire, make me new Bring the heart back home Bring the heart back home
[Bridge] He'll send a messenger ahead, A burning word, a living thread. Turn the fathers to the sons, Turn the daughters one by one.
Like sunrise on the winter stone, Like healing in the marrow bone, The day will rise, the dark will flee, And what was split gets set to be.
[Final Chorus] Refiner fire, burn me true Refiner fire, make me new Bring the heart back home Bring the heart back home Refiner fire, stay and stay Till the pride in me gives way Bring the heart back home Bring the heart back home