[Workshop] Silver took shape in the shrine-maker's hand, Profit and worship were joined in the land. Demetrius gathered the craftsmen to hear, This teaching is emptying honor and trade. [Verse I] Not only our business is brought into shame, But Diana's temple may fall from its fame. The anger ran outward from workshop to street, Till one cry possessed every mouth it could reach. [Chorus] Great is Diana of the Ephesians, Two hours the theater thundered the phrase. Some cried one thing and some cried another, Most never knew why the assembly was raised. Great is Diana of the Ephesians, Commerce and worship were burning as one. [Verse II] Gaius and Aristarchus were dragged with the crowd, Paul would have entered, but friends kept him out. Alexander motioned and tried to reply, But identity drowned every word in the cry. [Bridge] The clerk called for quiet and reasoned the case: These men are no robbers of temples or names. The courts are still open, the deputies stand, A lawful complaint has a lawful command. [Final Chorus] Great is Diana of the Ephesians, The chant lost its force when confusion was named. A city can thunder and still know no reason, And crowds can be certain while truth is unclaimed. [Coda] The assembly was dismissed, But the gospel had touched the economy.