The Prophets R. D. Galbraith

Theme of the England East Mission Singing Group 1970-1972

He's the prophet of the people and

The messenger from God

Noah's duty was to warn before the time

But his message they refuse

And the words of life they loose

As they re-rehearse this old familiar rhyme

He's too young, He's too old

His story's long ago been told

And he's only come to cause us pain and grief

Such an awful thing to say

Us chosen folks could loose our way

We have perfect faith in our disbelief

From the rushes by the river he is taken as a babe

And prepared of God to make a people free

Moses leads them through the maze

But in time their faith decays

They complain for forty years in harmony

Thirty years in preparation as the leader of all men

Jesus comes into the world in peace and love

But they scrutinize the man

And criticize him by their plan

Closing curtains on the light from above

Now the message of the ages comes again tot he earth

And a prophet once again must bear the strain

He's not accepted by the herd

For he won't compromise his word

And Joseph Smith, the prophet, is his name

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