Misc Originals – Cole Ankenbruck - The Cross Bearing Preacher (Guitar)

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In a little white chapel on the edge of town

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A preacher stands with a worn-out Bible

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He speaks of love and redemption's crown

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But his words seem lost, like a fading fable

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He prays each night on bended knee

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For the souls who stray and the hearts that wander

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With a voice so tender, filled with plea

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But the silence grows, he begins to ponder

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Why won't they listen to the truth he shares

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Why can't they see the love he bears

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In every word and every prayer

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He's just a man with a cross to bear

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He sees the world through eyes of grace

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But the pain he feels, it leaves a trace

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On his heart, a gentle place

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Where hope and sorrow interlace

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Why won't they listen to the truth he shares

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Why can't they see the love he bears

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In every word and every prayer

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He's just a man with a cross to bear

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He walks the streets with a heavy heart

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In every corner, he sees the start

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Of lives that could be saved, set apart

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If only they'd hear, if only they'd depart

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In the still of night, he hears a call

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A whisper of faith, though his spirit's small

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He'll keep on preaching, giving his all

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For in every tear, he finds his thrall

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Why won't they listen to the truth he shares

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Why can't they see the love he bears

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In every word and every prayer

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He's just a man with a cross to bear

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In a little white chapel, he stands alone

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With a broken heart, but a spirit grown

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He'll keep on preaching, until he's called home

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For in his sorrow, his love is shown