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[Verse 1]
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So long, Moses
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Hello, Promised Land
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It was a long, long road
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But your people are home
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So long, Moses
[Verse 2]
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So hello, Joshua
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Goodbye, Canaanites
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We're coming to town
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Twelve tribes and no crown
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No crown, Oh Lord
[Chorus 1]
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We want a king on a throne
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Full of power, with a sword in his fist
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Will there ever be, ever be a king like this?
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[Verse 3]
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So hello, Saul
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First king of Israel
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You were foolish and strong
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So you didn't last long
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Goodbye, Saul
[Verse 4]
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Oh, but hail, King David
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Shepherd from Bethlehem
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Set the temple of God
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In mighty Jerusalem
[Chorus 2]
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He was a king on a throne
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Full of power, with a sword in his fist
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Has there ever been, ever been a king like this?
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Full of wisdom, full of strength, the hearts of the people are his
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Hear, O Israel, was ever there a king like this?
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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So hello, prophets
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The kingdom is broken now
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The people of God
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Have been scattered abroad
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For how long, O Lord?
[Verse 6]
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Oh, so speak, Isaiah
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Prophet of Judah
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Can you tell of the One
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This king who's going to come
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Will he be a king on a throne
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Full of power with a sword in his fist?
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Prophet, tell us will there be another king like this?
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Full of wisdom, full of strength
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The hearts of the people are his
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Prophet, tell us will there be
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Another king like this?
[Verse 7]
And Isaiah said:
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"He'll bear no beauty or glory
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Rejected, despised
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A man of such sorrow
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We'll cover our eyes
[Verse 8]
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He'll take up our sickness
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Carry our tears
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For his people
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He will be pierced
[Verse 9]
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He'll be crushed for our evils
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Our punishment feel
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And by his wounds
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We will be healed, we will be healed"
[Refrain]
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"From you, O Bethlehem
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Small among Judah
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A ruler will come
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Ancient and strong."
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"From you, O Bethlehem
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Small among Judah
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A ruler will come
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Ancient and strong."
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"From you, O Bethlehem
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Small among Judah
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A ruler will come
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Ancient and strong."
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"From you, O Bethlehem
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Small among Judah
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A ruler will come
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Ancient and strong, ancient and strong"
[Outro]
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