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JOYFUL NOISE
One night I saw a lion
Hanging high upon a tree
A bloody spear piercing his side
And crimson running free
Creatures of both hoof and claw
Crept onto the pasture lawn
Or ran down from the tree tops
As the cocks crowed in the dawn
They gathered close together
'Round the body of the beast
And stared in frozen silence
At his paws and all his teeth
They gazed in awe and wonder
As the blood turned into wine
And the Lord himself climbed out
And started beating time
All at once they started singing
Such a loud and joyful noise
That mother woke up from her sleep
And begged to come and join
They danced until the sun had set
And then until it rose
As rivulets of purple swirled
Around their twirling toes
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