Lord of the Dance

I danced in the morn­ing when the world was be­gun

And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun

And I came down from heav­en and I danced on the earth

At Beth­le­hem I had my birth.

Dance

then

wher­ev­er you may be;

I am the Lord of the Dance

said he.

And I’ll lead you all wher­ev­er you may be

And I’ll lead you all in the dance

said he.

I danced for the scribe and the Pha­ri­see

But they would not dance and they would not fol­low me;

I danced for the fish­er­men

for James and John;

They came to me and the dance went on.

I danced on the Sab­bath when I cured the lame

The ho­ly peo­ple said it was a shame;

They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;

And they left me there on a cross to die.

I danced on a Fri­day and the sky turned black;

It’s hard to dance with the dev­il on your back;

They bur­ied my bo­dy and they thought I’d gone

But I am the dance and I still go on.

They cut me down and I leapt up high

I am the life that’ll nev­er

nev­er die;

I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me;

I am the Lord of the Dance

said he.