WHEN THE WORD GREW DIM A Great Controversy Song — Chapter 3 – An Era of Spiritual Darkness by Zeres Vitto

Verse 1 — The Shift The fires grew cold, the chains fell still, The prisons emptied, blood was spilled— No longer saints by lions torn, But crowns were placed on faith reborn. The world embraced the church’s name, And truth was dressed in robes of fame; The sword was sheathed, the cross adorned— But something pure was quietly mourned.

Pre-Chorus — The Exchange For when the world and altar blend, The gospel bends, though few contend. No iron grip, no open war— Just softer chains than used before.

Chorus — The Great Exchange When Scripture yields to sacred claims, And human words replace God’s name, The light grows faint, the path unclear— An age of darkness settles here. Not truth denied by force or flame, But truth exchan ...