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Jerusalem [Music listening for humanity]
[EP91] So now we have another war, and there is only hope or despair. And, uhh yeah, this song is not enough, but, for a little bit of hope that we need to… we need to keep our humanity, I’m sharing it with you. The lyrics are in the show notes, so there it is.
-- SONG --
I woke up this morning
And none of the news was good
Death machines were rumblin' across the ground where Jesus stood
And the man on my TV told me
That it had always been that way
And there was nothing anyone could do or say
And I almost listened to him
Yeah, I almost lost my mind
And I regained my senses again
And looked into my heart to find
That I believe that one fine day
All the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever
In Jerusalem
Ah now maybe I'm only dreamin'
And maybe I'm just a fool
But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school
Somewhere along the way I strayed
And I never looked back again
But I still find some comfort now and then
Then the storm comes rumblin' in
And I can't lay me down
And the drums are drummin' again
And I can't stand the sound
But I believe there'll come a day
When the lion and the lamb
Will lie down in peace together
In Jerusalem
And there'll be no barricades then
And there'll be no wire or walls
And we can wash all this blood from our hands
And all this hatred from our souls
And I believe that on that day
All the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever
In Jerusalem.
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"Humanity a word for the qualities that make us human"
It can't be this current evil alone.
We must believe in something more.
[Song courtesy of Steve Earle Music]
10/17/2023 • 4 minutes, 45 seconds
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