Love, love and rage 
Soon be the day 
They sang as they swayed in the pews 
Sang with love 
Love and rage 
Soon be the day 
As they joined up to pray 

I think of the power of song 
And the history it brings along 
And I can almost see sights 
Those hot southern nights 
Through blood, rain, tears, or shine 
They'd unite and fight 
With love 
Love and rage 

I'm hearing some old singer sing 
song that our taletellers bring 
It has been sung through cracked jaws, swollen tongues 
In the land of the free 
Where they say freedom rings 
With love 
Love and rage 

So now that I see where I am 
I see race still determines the blessed from the damned 
And the greatest of all historical shams 
Is believing you cannot do something you can