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"The Lord of the Dance" is a well known hymn by [[Sydney Carter]], telling the story of [[Jesus]].
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* [[Lord of the Dance (Sydney Carter)]]
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==Words==
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* [[Lord of the Dance (Steven Curtis Chapman)]]
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I danced in the morning when the world was begun
 
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And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
 
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I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth
 
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At Bethlehem I had had my birth
 
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Dance then, wherever you may be
 
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I am the Lord of the dance said he
 
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And I'll lead you all wherever you may be
 
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And I'll lead you all in the dance said he
 
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I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee
 
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But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me
 
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I danced for the fishermen, for James and John
 
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They came with me and the dance went on
 
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Dance then, wherever you may be
 
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I am the Lord of the dance said he
 
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And I'll lead you all wherever you may be
 
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And I'll lead you all in the dance said he
 
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I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
 
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The holy people said it was a shame
 
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They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high
 
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And they left me there on the cross to die
 
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Dance then, wherever you may be
 
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I am the Lord of the dance said he
 
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And I'll lead you all wherever you may be
 
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And I'll lead you all in the dance said he
 
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I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black
 
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It's hard to dance with the devil on your back
 
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They buried my body and they thought I'd gone
 
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But I am the dance and I still go on
 
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Dance then, wherever you may be
 
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I am the Lord of the dance said he
 
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And I'll lead you all wherever you may be
 
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And I'll lead you all in the dance said he
 
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They cut me down and I leap up high
 
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I am the life that'll never, never die
 
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I'll live in you, if you live in me
 
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I am the Lord of the dance said he
 
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Dance then, wherever you may be
 
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I am the Lord of the dance said he
 
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And I'll lead you all wherever you may be
 
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And I'll lead you all in the dance said he
 
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 29 May 2008