i will praise the lord

bleeding in the darkness

the cell was cold and black

driven to unconsciousness by the stripes upon his back

he heard a voice crying out his name

his mind began to clear

and in the darkness paul replied

silus i'm here

oh my brother silus

paul uttered with a groan

today when they were beating us

i thought we were going home

and when i opened up my eyes

i was gonna look at jesus' face

but here we are together

in this dreadful place

but i will praise the lord

i will praise the lord

no matter what tomorrow brings

what it has in store

i will praise the lord

i will praise the lord

i will praise the lord

no matter what tomorrow brings

or what it has in store

i will praise the lord

this may be a prison

and these may be chains

but still i'm free

free to praise his name

and in tribulation

my heart still sings

that he is my messiah yes he is my king of kings

the prisoners started waking up

singing filled their ears

some men started swearing

others were in tears

then suddenly it happened

there was no mistake

as paul and silus praised the lord

the walls began to shake

praise the lord!