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Down in yon forest there's stands a hall |
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The bells of paradise I heard them ring |
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It's covered all over with purple and pall |
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything |
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In that hall there stands a bed |
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The bells of paradise I heard them ring |
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It's covered all over with scarlet so red |
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything |
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At the bed side there lies a stone |
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The bells of paradise I heard them ring |
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The sweet virgin Mary knelt upon |
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything |
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Under that bed there runs a flood |
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The bells of paradise I heard them ring |
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The one half runs water |
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And other runs blood |
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything |
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At the bed's foot there grows a thorn |
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The bells of paradise I heard them ring |
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Whichever blows blossoms since He was born |
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything |
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Over that bed the moon shines bright |
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The bells of paradise I heard them ring |
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Denoting our Saviour was born this night |
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything |