[SPOKEN]
("This was the end of the united kingdom of Israel for centuries
The prophets told the people there was something yet to come
Someone greater than Israel had ever seen
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel--they all told the story
And this is the way Daniel told it:")

[Verse 1]
Here is the story from the Good Book, we know
A story 'bout a miracle that happened long ago
We hope that you'll take courage when temptation you meet
There's somebody watching you who's strong when you're weak

[Chorus]
(They wouldn't bend)
They held on to the will of God, so we are told
(They wouldn't bow)
They would not bow their knees to the idol made of gold
(They wouldn't burn)
They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire
They wouldn't bend. They wouldn't bow. They wouldn't burn

[Verse 2]
("Now the prophet Daniel tells about three men who walked with God
Shadrach Meshach and Abednego--before the wicked king they stood
And the king commanded them bound and thrown in the fiery furnace that day
But the fire was so hot that the men were slain and forced them on their way.")
[Verse 3]
("Now when the three were cast in and the king rose up to witness this awful fate
He began to tremble at what he saw and in astonished tones he spake
'Did we not cast three men bound into the midst ' that fire
Well, lo I see four men unhurt, unbound, and walkin' down there
There's Shadrach Meshach and Abednego--in the fiery coals they trod
And the form of the Fourth Man that I see, is like the Son of God.'")

[Chorus]
(They wouldn't bend)
They held on to the will of God, so we are told
(They wouldn't bow)
They would not bow their knees to the idol made of gold
(They wouldn't burn)
They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire
They wouldn't bend. They wouldn't bow. They wouldn't burn

[Chorus]
(They wouldn't bend)
They held on to the will of God, so we are told
(They wouldn't bow)
They would not bow their knees to the idol made of gold
(They wouldn't burn)
They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire
They wouldn't bend. They wouldn't bow. They wouldn't burn
[Chorus]
(They wouldn't bend)
They held on to the will of God, so we are told
(They wouldn't bow)
They would not bow their knees to the idol made of gold
(They wouldn't burn)
They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire
They wouldn't bend. They wouldn't bow. They wouldn't burn