Written by Arthur Smith







Refrain:



They wouldn't bend



They held on to the will of God so we are told



They wouldn't bow



They would not bow their knees to Idols made of gold



They wouldn't burn



They were protected by the Fourth Man in the fire



They wouldn't bend



They wouldn't bow, they wouldn't burn.







Now the prophet Daniel tells about



Three men who walked with God



Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego



Before the wicked king they stood



And the king commanded them bound and thrown



Into the fiery furnace that day



But the fire was so hot that the men were slain



That forced them on their way.







Refrain:







Now when the three were cast in and the king rose up



To witness this awful fate



He began to tremble at what he saw



In astonished tones he spake



Did we not cast three men bound



Into the midst of the fire



Well, Lo, I see four men unhurt



Unbound and walkin' down there;







There's Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego



And the fiery coals they trod



But the form of the Fourth Man that I see



Is like the Son of God;