Currency Carol

Words and Music © 1978 by Howard Ashby Kranz, bridge from Isaiah 6:9-10

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1. We came here following the star;

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it hangs above our heads; it bends our knees

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And angel voices from afar

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whisper in shades of green through silver trees, sing Gloria!

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2. A small child shivers in the cold

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O let us bring him gold and frankincense!

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Ascarlet vison,centuries old,

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spins over rooftops in a dizzy dance, sing Gloria!

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Bridge: Hear and hear, but do not understand

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See and see again, do not perceive.

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I will make this people’s heart fat, its ears dull, shut it eyes, Gloria!

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3. A young girl with child shall be your sign;

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call him God with us; this is holy seed

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And bring your colors to the shrine

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silver for spirit, for the body, green, sing Gloria!