[Verse 1]
You do not need a council's vote
To know the Word is true,
The Author signed it long ago,
And signs it still for you.

[Verse 2]
The Word reads you before you read,
It speaks the heart you hide,
No bishop's pen can give it weight,
The Lord stands at your side.

[Verse 3]
The simple soul who opens it
Will find the truth alight,
No degree is required, no chair,
The Spirit gives the sight.

[Verse 4]
The councils ratified the books
They could not lift one breath,
The fire was burning in those pages
Long, long before their death.

[Verse 5]
So open up the page, dear soul,
And let the Author speak,
He needs no middleman to sign,
The simple find Him meek.