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Lord of the Dance

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LORD OF THE DANCE © 1963 Stainer & Bell Ltd. Administered by Hope Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny 380 South Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188 (800-323-1049) Used by per­mis­sion 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. Refrain 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 to me and the dance went on. Refrain I danced on the Sab­bath when I cured the lame, The ho­ly peo­ple said it was a shame; They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high; And they left me there on a cross to die. Refrain I danced on a Fri­day and the sky turned black; It’s hard to dance with the dev­

Lord of the Dance Scripture Verse I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore. Revelation 1:18 Introduction Sydney Carter (1915–2004) Words: Syd­ney B. Car­ter , 1963. Music: 19th Cen­tu­ry Shak­er tune , adapt­ed by Sy­dney Car­ter, 1963 ( 🔊 pdf nwc ). LORD OF THE DANCE © 1963 Stainer & Bell Ltd. Administered by Hope Pub­lish­ing Com­pa­ny 380 South Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188 (800-323-1049) Used by per­mis­sion Lyrics 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 dan

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