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1. Down in yon forest there 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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2 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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3 At the bed-side there lies a stone:
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The bells of Paradise I heard them ring:
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Which the sweet Virgin Mary knelt upon:
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
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4 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, the other runs blood:
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
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5 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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Which ever blows blossom since he was born:
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And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.
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6 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.
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DOWN IN YON FOREST
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| Andreas Scholl |
