The burning word
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1. An angel
came to you Out of the mystic blue,
Am - D G
while you were praying to God above.
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Pure as a
lily flower, closed in its petalled
tower,
Am
- D G
you opened to the power
of love.
Am D - G C
Though pain
would ensue from the flame that burned in you,
Am D G
still you embraced the burning Word.
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- D G
- Em
2. The angel
flew away after he had his say,
Am - D
G
on that most sacred day
for Love.
Am D - G C
Though pain
would ensue from the flame that
burned in you,
Am D G
still you embraced the burning Word.
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- Em
3. Gabriel
came to you out of the mystic blue,
Am - D G
while you were praying to God above.
(Johnny Duhan)