| Well, God got things back together
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| And the world started growing again
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| Noah’s sons had sons
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| And a descendant of Shem’s
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| Was a man called 'Abram'
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| God hand-picked him, made him the leader of his race
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| The founder of his religion and changed his name to Abraham
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| His trust in God was like nothing you’ve ever seen before
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| The father of the faithful, the father of all that believe
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| God told Abraham to go to Canaan land
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| And start a brand new life and be a brand new man
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| He took his wife and nephew and did as he was told
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| But it’s hard startin' over at seventy-five years old
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| But God said, «Abraham, look, for as far as you see
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| All of that land is a gift from Me»
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| It’s a lesson for the learnin' for the likes of you and me Just have a little faith and you’ll see
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| Well, Abraham was closin' in on ninety and nine
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| And Sarah, bless her heart, wasn’t very far behind
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| When God stopped in to visit in the heat of the day
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| Said, «Pretty soon, there’ll be a baby comin' your way»
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| But Sarah laughed and said, «No, I don’t believe that it’s true
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| Me with a child, with an old man like you?»
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| It’s a lesson for the learnin' for the likes of you and me Just have a little faith and you’ll see
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| «Abraham, it’s time for a big sacrifice
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| Build yourself a fire and sharpen up your knife
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| Take your little boy, Isaac, and put him in the flame
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| And kill him and burn him in God’s Holy name»
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| Then God said, «Abraham, don’t! |
| It was only a test
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| You passed with flyin' colors ahead above the rest»
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| It’s a lesson for the learnin' for the likes of you and me Just have a little faith and you’ll see
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| The father of the faithful, the leader of the clan
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| He started out as just a simple country man
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| But God loved Abraham and Abraham loved Him
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| It’s a story to remember when your faith is growin' dim
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| And you get tired and you say, «Ah, it was different back then
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| But remember that they were only just men»
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| It’s a lesson for the learnin' for the likes of you and me Just have a little faith and you’ll see
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| Just have a little faith and you’ll see
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| Just have a little faith and you’ll see |