Bethlehem
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1. I saw three kings riding through the desert as
the day begins.
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“We bring great joy to the birth of a baby boy.
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By the star we have been led to
this place.”
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Then someone said :
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“The people that you're
looking for have never been here at all.”
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2. I saw
two birds, one was a hawk, the other was a dove.
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One said ,"I
am war", the other one said, "I am love".
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As they flew up to the sky,
they got to close to the sun,
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and
with a flash of light, the dove fell to the ground.
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+ Sometimes we never know
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when it’s time
for letting go.
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Last
night I heard them say :
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“N.......o, we will never let
that happen again !”
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But it’s a long, long way from
here to Bethlehem.
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Yes, it’s a long, long way
from here to Bethlehem.
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3. I saw St. Paul talking to the devil like the
best of friends.
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They said, "Let’s make a
deal,
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and
bring this curse and war to an end."
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As they stood there shaking
hands
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the
devil signed his name to the plan.
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After a couple of days there
was nothing there at all.
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+ Sometimes we never know
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F
when it’s time
for letting go.
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Last
night I heard them say :
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“N.......o, we will never let that happen again !”
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But it’s a long, long way from
here to Bethlehem.
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+ Much has changed in the
modern world,
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there's
no time for the long ago.
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Many problems that we have
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are
from the greatest story ever told.
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+ And it’s a long, long
way to Bethlehem.
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It’s a long, long way to
Bethlehem.
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It’s a long, long way to
Bethlehem.
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It’s a long, long way !
(Chris de Burgh)