And own son then passed away. God’s Join with our kin the kangaroo Who dine in peace as suns turn red, And share with them and Christ our Lord The gift of life and breaking bread. Sing with the sun in light-year time, Exploding in from outer space, A blazing gift from God on high That once broke through in face. Jesus’ 11. Long Long Before the White Ones Came C. 2000 Norman Habel & Bill Coolburra Melody: The Doxology Long, long before the whites ones came, Long, long before they stole our home, Our God imparted sacred law, To live within each heart and stone. Long, long before the shepherds came, To clear this land and tear her skin, We cared for her, sustained her life And all her creatures were our kin. Long, long before the missions came To give us Scripture from above, We read the landscape here below And knew that Mother Earth was love. Come, Rainbow Spirit, rise and sing, As once you did in Christ, your Son, Sing, sing this land to life again Until our land and lives are one.
And God’s own son then passed away. Join with our kin the kangaroo Who dine in peace as suns turn red, And share with them and Christ our Lord The gift of life and breaking bread. Sing with the sun in light-year time, Exploding in from outer space, A blazing gift from God on high That once broke through in Jesus’ face. 11. Long Long Before the White Ones Came C. 2000 Norman Habel & Bill Coolburra Melody: The Doxology Long, long before the whites ones came, Long, long before they stole our home, Our God imparted sacred law, To live within each heart and stone. Long, long before the shepherds came, To clear this land and tear her skin, We cared for her, sustained her life And all her creatures were our kin. Long, long before the missions came To give us Scripture from above, We read the landscape here below And knew that Mother Earth was love. Come, Rainbow Spirit, rise and sing, As once you did in Christ, your Son, Sing, sing this land to life again Until our land and lives are one.
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