I danced in the morning when the world
was begun, and I danced in the moon
and the stars and the sun, and I came
down from heaven and I danced on the
earth; at Bethlehem I had My birth.
Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am
the Lord of the Dance, said He, and I’ll
lead you all, wherever you may be, and I’ll
lead you all in the dance, said He.
I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
But they would not dance and they
would not follow Me; I danced for the
fishermen, for James and John; they
came with Me and the dance went on.
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured
the lame; the holy people said it was a
shame. They whipped and they stripped
and they hung Me high, and left Me
there on a cross to die.
I danced on a Friday when the sky
turned black; it’s hard to dance with
the devil on your back. They buried My
body and they thought I’d gone: but I am
the dance and I still go on.
They cut Me down and I leapt up high; I
am the life that will never, never die; I’ll
live in you if you’ll live in Me: I am the
Lord of the Dance, said He.
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