The sun was setting over Avalon
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The last time we stood in the west
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Suffering long time angels enraptured by Blake
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Burn out the dross innocence captured again
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Standing on the beach at sunset all the boats
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All the boats keep moving slow
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In the glory of the flashing light in the evenings glow
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When will I ever learn to live in God?
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When will I ever learn?
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He gives me everything I need and more
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When will I ever learn?
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You brought it to my attention everything that was made in God
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Down through centuries of great writings and paintings
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Everything lives in God
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Seen through architecture of great cathedrals
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Down through the history of time
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Is and was in the beginning and evermore shall be
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When will I ever learn to live in God?
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When will I ever learn?
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He gives me everything I need and more
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When will I ever learn?
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Whatever it takes to fulfill his mission
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That is the way we must go
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But you've got to do it your own way
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Tear down the old, bring up the new
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And up on the hillside its quiet
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Where the shepherd is tending his sheep
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And over the mountains and the valleys
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The countryside is so green
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Standing on the highest hill with a sense of wonder
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You can see everything is made in God
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Head back down the roadside and give thanks for it all
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When will I ever learn to live in God?
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When will I ever learn?
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He gives me everything I need and more
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When will I ever learn?
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When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God?
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| Van Morrison |
