When the Fire's Over 
by Vic & Eva Zarley 4th Fret

Refrain:
C                                       F
When the fire's over, friend
C                                            G
When the trial is done
C                                            F
When the time of testing ends
C                           G                          C
We'll walk with God's Son

Fiery darts are bound to come
Through people near to you
Keep your eyes upon the One
Who cares and helps you through (refrain)

The verses use the same chording as the chorus. I just use a different finger picking technique. Once again, this is an Eva-Vic song where I was goofing off doing chording and Eva immediately got words. We sang this at the prison where we fellowship monthly and the men were crying openly. If anyone has gone through the fire, these men have. Yes, they made bad decisions, decisions with a little more earthly consequences than the rest of us. But we all make poor decisions. Perhaps some of us don't get caught, right away. Nevertheless, there is a point in life, often, where our minds are, at last, able to reach a state of repentance—a kind of wanting to get things right and walk with the Lord. This acknowledges that time and says we'll walk with God's Son, Jesus, when the fire's over.

Let not anger rise in you
Over pain and loss
Every sorrow leads you to
Removal of the dross (refrain)

Wand'ring pilgrim keep your eyes
From counting all your wounds
You will gain a worthy prize
For Christ is coming soon (refrain)