by Johnny Cash
From the hands it came down
From the side it came down
From the feet it came down
And ran to the ground
Between heaven and hell
Between heaven and hell
A teardrop fell
In the deep crimson dew
The tree of life grew
And the blood gave life
To the branches of the tree
And the blood was the price
That set the captives free
And the numbers that came
Through the fire and the flood
Clung to the tree
And were redeemed by the blood
From the tree streamed a light
That started the fight
'Round the tree grew a vine
On whose fruit I could dine
My old friend Lucifer came
Fought to keep me in chains
But I saw through the tricks
Of six-sixty-six
And the blood gave life
To the branches of the tree
And the blood was the price
That set the captives free
And the numbers that came
Through the fire and the flood
Clung to the tree
And were redeemed by the blood
From his hands it came down
From his side it came down
From his feet it came down
And ran to the ground
And a small inner voice
Said "You do have a choice."
The vine engrafted me
And I clung to the tree
5 comments:
I wonder how it is I've never heard this one. I'm a huge fan and I thought I'd heard everything he ever wrote.
It's a great one. A little hard to find, otherwise it would be on the blog player (which I've temporarily taken down because it would be strange to listen to Samuel Barber while reading Johnny Cash).
And if you go searching, DON'T mistake it for "Redemption Song," which is a completely different song.
Wow, that is a great one. I thought something was wrong with my speakers ;)
Wonderful! I enjoy Cash so much for his music and for the way God touched his life.
I read Johnny's autobiography recently and was so happy to read about the change in his life as he gave himself to the Lord. He struggled with much the same stuff as my son, and I enjoyed sharing some of his words with Kev. Great song!
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