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THE TEMPTATION song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

then was Jesus led
by Spirit into wilderness
to be tempted by the red
devil with his wickedness

for forty days and forty nights
where there was no rain but thunder
through darkest dark and burning light
there Jesus was an hungered

the devil said If thou be the Son of God
command that bread be made from stone
but Jesus answered it is written
Man shall not live by bread alone

then to the holy city
and upon the temple's peak
the devil smiled upon the Lord
and did thus he speak

If thou be the Son of God
cast thyself on down
and angels then will rescue you
before you hit the ground

and Jesus said to the tempter
it is written yet again
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God
not now not ever when

and then up to the mountaintop
where the clouds do swirl
he showed him glory without stop
and all the kingdoms of the world

and then the devil saith
all things I'll give to thee
if you give up your faith
fall down and worship me

then Jesus saith to him
get thee hence! observe
for it is written, worship God
and only Him shalt thou serve

get thee hence Satan!
Satan get thee hence!
not all thy promise nor thy wiles
can fool the innocents

get thee hence Satan
Satan I thee tell
not all thy lies and all thy smiles
will save thee
from thine own Hell

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