Here’s a great song for Easter Sunday which you probably don’t know.
I featured Zac Hicks’ recording of it at the end of last year, but it’s a great Easter song.
The Word Of Life (In A Byre Near Bethlehem) by John Bell, sung to an arrangement of the folk tune Wild Irish Time rollicks us to the cross and beyond into joyous thanksgiving.
And this recording features extra rollick.
Have a listen.
The lyrics:
1.
In a byre near Bethlehem
Passed by many a wandering stranger
The most precious Word of Life
Was heard gurgling in a manger
For the good of us all
2.
By the Galilean Lake
Where the people flocked for teaching
The most precious Word of Life
Fed their mouths as well as preaching
For the good of us all
Refrain.
And He’s here when we call Him
Bringing health, love, and laughter
To life now and ever after
For the good of us all
3.
Quiet was Gethsemane
Camouflaging priest and soldier
The most precious Word of Life
Took the world’s weight on His shoulder
For the good of us all
4.
On the hill of Calvary
Place to end all hope of living
The most precious Word of Life
Breathed His last and died, forgiving
For the good of us all
5.
In a garden, just at dawn
Near the grave of human violence
The most precious Word of Life
Cleared His throat and ended silence
For the good of us all
Words: John L. Bell, 1987
Music: Wild Mountain Thyme, arr. Zac Hicks, 2011
©1987 Wild Goose Resource Group, Iona Community, Scotland
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