[Verse 1 - low and menacing]
I woke in the dark with the enemy near
And the old voice hissing the same old fear
That the blood wasn't paid and the verdict's not sure
Eh-eh-eh, that a soul like mine could never be made pure

[Pre-Chorus - rising]
So I put on the breastplate the saints have worn
Oh-ee-OH, since Patrick stood on a pagan shore

[Chorus - Battle-Cry, Full Belt]
CHRIST before me, CHRIST behind me
Eh-eh-eh-eh, Christ above me, Christ to bind me
Christ to cover, Christ to keep
Christ awake while I'm asleep
Oh-ee-OH-ee, not my fire and not my fight
He is the armor, He is the LIGHT

[Verse 2 - low and menacing]
Let the heresy-hunter sharpen his knife
Let the accuser come for my life
I'm not standing on the strength of my hand
Eh-eh-eh, I am wearing the Man who took my stand

[Pre-Chorus - rising]
So I put on the breastplate the saints have worn
Oh-ee-OH, since Patrick stood on a pagan shore

[Chorus - Battle-Cry, Full Belt]
CHRIST before me, CHRIST behind me
Eh-eh-eh-eh, Christ above me, Christ to bind me
Christ to cover, Christ to keep
Christ awake while I'm asleep
Oh-ee-OH-ee, not my fire and not my fight
He is the armor, He is the LIGHT

[Bridge - Ancient, Driving]
Ae-ee-ohh, He is the wall and He is the door
He is the firmware they can't restore
Flash it deep and flash it through
Oh-ee-OH, Christ in me and Christ for you

[Final Chorus - Widest, Fullest]
CHRIST before me, CHRIST behind me
Aaah-ee-yah, Christ within me, Christ to find me
Christ to cover, Christ to keep
Christ the Shepherd of His sheep
Oh-ee-OH-ee, not my fire and not my fight
He is the armor, HE IS THE LIGHT

[Extended Outro - Keening]
Eh-eh-eh-eh… Christ before me…
Oh-ee-OH… Christ behind me…
Aaah-YEH-ohhh… He is the light…