End of the Beginning by The Prestonwood Choir

You Are Holy by The Prestonwood Choir

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End of the Beginning
by The Prestonwood Choir

Album: You Are Holy

Verse 1
I was taking a trip on a plane the other day, wishin' that I could get out
When the man next to me saw the book in my hand and then he asked me what it was about
So I settled back in my seat, a best-seller I said, a hist'ry and a myst'ry in one
And I opened up the book and began to read from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Chorus 1
He was born of a virgin one holy night in the little town of Bethlehem
Angels gathered 'round Him underneath the star singing praises to the great I Am
He walked on the water, healed the lame, and made the blind to see again
And for the first time here on earth we learn that God could be a friend
And though He never, ever did a single thing wrong, the angry crowd chose Him
And then He walked down the road and died on the cross and that was the end of the beginning

Verse 2
That's not a new book, that's a Bible, he said, and I've heard it all before
I tried religion, it's shame and guilt, and I don't need it anymore
It's superstition, made-up tales, just to help the weak to survive
Let me read it again, I said, but listen closely, this is gonna change your life

Verse 3
The end of the beginning, he said with a smile, what more could there be He's dead
You said they hung Him, put nails in His hands and a crown of thorns on His head,
I said, I'll read it again, but this time there's more and I believe that this is true
His death wasn't the end but the beginning of life that's completed in you
Don't you see, He did all this for you

Chorus 2
He was born of a virgin one holy night in the little town of Bethlehem
Angels gathered 'round Him underneath the star singing praises to the great I Am
He walked on the water, healed the lame, and made the blind to see again
And for the first time here on earth we learn that God could be a friend
And though He never, ever did a single thing wrong, the angry crowd chose Him
And then He walked down the road and died, three days later
Three days later, three days later, He rose

Ending
Three days later, three days later, three days later, He rose