On a road down to Damascus Saul journeyed that mid day On his way to arrest the saints of God For praising Jesus' name Then a light shone down from Heaven He heard the voice of Jesus say "Saul, Saul why do you persecute me Ain't it hard to be that way" Then he stood up and he said, "Lord, what will you have me do?" "I want you to preach my gospel Paul Until I'm through with you You'll be a light unto the Gentiles Every nation, king, and queen And you'll become the greatest preacher man This world has ever seen" Paul the apostle Spread the gospel across the land And everywhere that he would go He'd boldly take a stand Paul the apostle He supplied the churches needs They're written down in the Bible And they're there for us to read Paul started out to preach God's words And gladly risk his life They beat him and they stoned him And they left him there to die Many times he suffered shipwreck Many nights he spent in jail The Devil always tried to stop old Paul But it was to no avail In a letter addressed to Timothy From a prison house in Rome Paul knew the time was nearing For him to take his journey home He said, "I've fought a good fight I've kept the faith, my departure is at hand There's a crown of righteousness laid up For me in the promised land Paul the apostle Spread the gospel across the land And everywhere that he would go He'd boldly take a stand Paul the apostle He supplied the churches needs They're written down in the Bible And they're there for us to read Paul the apostle Spread the gospel across the land And everywhere that he would go He'd boldly take a stand Paul the apostle He supplied the churches needs They're written down in the Bible And they're there for us to read They're written down in the Bible And they're there for us to read