if time were ever to wear you away and circumstance should bind me if age should bring a dark night on my soul if fear and doubt should bind me please stir my heart take me back to the fire and bring to me recollections of joy and renew my first desire if pains and trials come to me and i cannot stand strong if fools adjust my theories to believe your truth is wrong please stir my heart take me back to the fire and bring to me recollections of joy and renew my first desire i swear it will never happen to me but how i can i know for peter swore the same to thee oh hear the cock crow please stir my heart take me back to the fire and bring to me recollections of joy and renew my first desire please stir my heart take me back to the fire ooh