IntroVerse 1It Was An Old Barn On The Outskirts Of TownWith Bushes And Weeds And An Acre Of GroundThey Couldn't Do Better, They Could Have Done WorseThey Fixed It Up Into A ChurchVerse 2They Made Them Some Benches And Called Them Their PewsThey Gathered Up Any Old Stuff They Could UseThe Altar Was Made From An Old Wooden CrateThe Whole Thing Was Built On Their FaithChorusAnd They Called It A Church, Some Called It A BarnThe Winter Was Cold, The Summer Was WarmComfort Came Second And Jesus Came FirstAnd That's Why They Called It A ChurchInterludeVerse 3The Old Weathered Planks Were Ced Up At The EndsThe Rusty Tin Roof Let The Water Come InThe Preacher Man Praying And Hymns That Were SungRang Out Where Tobacco Once HungVerse 4They Didn't Dress Up, They Just Came As They WereTheir Working Hands Clean And Their Loving Hearts PureIt's Been Said That God Does Mysterious WorkAnd That's Why They Called It A ChurchOut-ChorusAnd They Called It A Church, Some Called It A BarnThe Winter Was Cold, The Summer Was WarmComfort Came Second And Jesus Came FirstAnd That's Why They Called It A ChurchComfort Came Second And Jesus Came FirstAnd That's Why They Called It A Church