When I was a young boy
In a all black neighborhood
Where it was rough and tumble in a concrete jungle
Hard to do the things you should
But I walked straight and narrow
And I kept looking higher
Because Jesus, He set my soul on fire.

When I was a young man
Temptation was all around
You know when darkness finds you, it slips up behind you
And tries to knock you to the ground
But I just kept on walking
I was so inspired
Because Jesus, He set my soul on fire.

And then a light from above shone down on my face
And lifted me up to a heavenly place
I heard the singing of angels on a distant shore
And Jesus healed me
And brought me back to life once more.

Now I am a grown man
With a vision locked inside my heart
And I speak to men of life and sin and the need to be set apart
And I can grow like a lion
And I do not tire
Because Jesus, He set my soul on fire.

Soul on fire, I'm burning up
Soul, soul on fire
Soul, soul on fire
Soul on fire, soul on fire, soul on fire
Soul on fire, soul on fire, soul on fire
Soul on fire, soul on fire, soul on fire, soul on fire.

Jesus set my soul on fire.