Larry Norman performing an acoustic version in the early 1990s in Toronto, Canada.

When you know a pretty story
you don't let it go unsaid
you tell it to your children
as you tuck them into bed
and when you know a wonderful secret
you tell it to your friends
because a lifetime filled with happiness
is like a street that never ends

sing that sweet sweet song of salvation
and let your laughter fill the air
sing that sweet sweet song of salvation
and tell the people everywhere
sing that sweet sweet song of salvation
to every man and every nation
sing that sweet sweet song of salvation
and let the people know that Jesus cares

look around you as you sing it
there are people everywhere
and to those who stop and listen
this sweet song becomes a prayer
cause when you know a wonderful secret
you tell it to your friends
tell them that a lifetime filled with Jesus
is like a street that never ends

sing that sweet sweet song of salvation
and let your laughter fill the air
sing that sweet sweet song of salvation
and tell the people everywhere

sing that sweet sweet song of salvation
to every man and every nation
sing that sweet sweet song of salvation
and let the people know that Jesus cares