Jesus Was An Only Son

Bruce Springsteen

Compositor: Bruce Springsteen

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Well Jesus was an only son
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As he walked up Calvry Hill
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His mother Mary walking beside Him
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In the path where His blood spilled
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Jesus was an only son
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In the hills of Nazareth
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As He lay reading the Psalms of David
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Well at His mother's feet

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Mother prayed sleep tight my child sleep well
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For I'll be at Your side
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And no shadow, no darkness, no tolling bell
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Shall pierce your dreams this night

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In the garden at Gethsemane
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He prayed for the life He'd never live
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He beseeched His heavenily Father to remove
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The cup of death from His lips
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There's a loss that can never be replaced
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A destination that can never be reached
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A light you'll never find in another's face
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A sea whose distance cannot be breached

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Well Jesus kissed His mother's hands
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And whispered Mother still your tears
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For remember the soul of the universe
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Willed a world and it appeared