| Looking at the world today | |
| what so you see | |
| People like you and I | |
| waiting to be free | |
| do we even have a chance | |
| it is hard to tell | |
| with all this fighting and killing | |
| this could be hell | |
| (Chorus) | |
| Have you been discouraged | |
| hard times bringing you down | |
| Fight on! I know you can make it | |
| prove it to yourself | |
| Working hard just to survive | |
| can it be done? | |
| We're only trying to make life better for our son | |
| all I want is to serve my purpose | |
| can't get past today | |
| will there always be someone | |
| trying to take it away | |
| (Chorus) | |
| Listen now to what I say | |
| to all that have dared | |
| you got to change your ways | |
| I know that you're scared | |
| fear not the Lord is with us | |
| he can save us all | |
| my hope lies in his hands | |
| please hear his call | |
| (Chorus) | |
| The spirit of Gideon | |
| lives in the hearts | |
| of any determined band | |
| that refuses to be discouraged | |
| by hopeless odds | |
| and fights on to victory | |
| "By the sword of the Lord and of Gideon." |