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sidney homer - general booth enters into heaven lyrics

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booth led boldly with his big bass drum
(are you washed in the blood of the lamb?)
the saints smiled gravely and they said, “he’s come.”
(are you washed in the blood of the lamb?)

walking lepers followed rank on rank
lurching bravos from the ditches dank
drabs from the alleyways, drug fiends pale
minds still passion ridden, soul flowers frail:
vermin eaten saints with moldy breath
unwashed legions with the ways of death
(are you washed in the blood of the lamb?)

ev’ry slum had sent its half a score
the round world over (booth had groaned for more)
ev’ry banner that the wide world flies
bloomed with glory and transcendent dyes
big voiced lasses made their banjoes bang
tranced, fanatical they shrieked and sang;
“are you washed in the blood of the lamb?”

hallelujah! it was queer to see
bull necked convicts with that land make free
loons with trumpets blown a blare, blare, blare
on, on, upward thro’ the golden air!
(are you washed in the blood of the lamb?)

booth died blind and still by faith he trod
eyes still dazzled by the ways of god!
booth led boldly and he look’d the chief
eagle countenance in sharp relief
beard a+flying, air of high command
unabated in that holy land

jesus came from out the court house door
stretched his hands above the passing poor
booth saw not, but led his queer ones there
round and round the mighty courthouse square
yet! in an instant all that blear review
marched on spotless, clad in raiment new

the lame were straightened, withered limbs uncurled
and blind eyes opened on a new, sweet world
drabs and vixens in a flash made whole!
gone was the weasel+head, the snout, the jowl
sages and sibyls now, and athletes clean
rulers of empires and of forests green!
the hosts were sandall’d and their wings were fire!
(are you washed in the blood of the lamb?)

but their noise play’d havoc with the angel choir
(are you washed in the blood of the lamb?)
oh shout salvation! it was good to see
kings and princes by the lamb set free
the banjos rattled and the tambourines
jing+jing+jingl’d in the hands of queens

and when booth halted by the curb for prayer
he saw his master thro’ the flag fill’d air
christ came gently with a robe and crown
for booth the soldier, while the throng knelt down
he saw king jesus; they were face to face
and he knelt a+weeping in that holy place
are you washed in the blood of the lamb?

- sidney homer lyrics

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