This is a story about a badman Who when he heard the voice of the preacher He came crying to the altar It guh soh Him had a rugged childhood They say he's no good Because he comes from a real tough neighbourhood They say he has no soul And his blood is so clod And half his story has never been told With blood on his shirt As he passed he heard The preacher belting out the word When he stepped inside Everyone one was surprise Then he spoke and all angels rejoice Every time I hear the preacher preach It brings tears to my eyes I need someone to deliver me From this old wretched life Now as I kneel at this altar I'm here to answer the call Jesus Christ is Lord And to Him I surrender all Couldn't believe a King Couldn't give up everything Crucified on a cross and died for him Heart tough like stone Man bad to the bone Like Scarface and Alcapone But him start believe When him hear words like these That Christ was crucified between two thieves And that he died on a tree To set a murderer free And he said something moved deep inside of me Every time I hear the preacher preach It brings tears to my eyes I need someone to deliver me From this old wretched life Now as I kneel at this altar I'm here to answer the call Jesus Christ is Lord And to Him I surrender all Like furnace melting steel That's what he reveal Confessing that the devil give a raw deal Back against the rope and he has no hope With that lifestyle he could no longer cope Not knowing when it would end It could be done by a friend As easy as you count from one to ten But the Light I've seen Through Christ I redeemed From my sins He has washed and made me clean Every time I hear the preacher preach It brings tears to my eyes I need someone to deliver me From this old wretched life Now as I kneel at this altar I'm here to answer the call Jesus Christ is Lord And to Him I surrender all Every time I hear the preacher preach It brings tears to my eyes I need someone to deliver me From this old wretched life Now as I kneel at this altar I'm here to answer the call Jesus Christ is Lord And to Him I surrender all Every knee shall bow Every tongue shall confess Jesus Christ is Lord Every knee shall bow Every tongue shall confess Jesus Christ is Lord And every time I hear the preacher preach It brings tears to my eyes, yeah