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Congos - Sodom And Gomorrow
(from Heart of the Congos)
Song Lyrics
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Biblical
Reference
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Sodom and Gomorrow were destroyed by fire (repeat)
It keep on burning (repeat)
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Genesis
18:20
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and
Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very
grievous;
Genesis 19:24 -
Then the LORD rained upon Sodom
and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the
LORD out of heaven;
Genesis 19:28 -
And he looked toward Sodom and
Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain,
and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country
went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Deuteronomy 29:23
- And that the whole land
thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that
it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass
groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and
Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD
overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
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Seven golden candlesticks yeah
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Revelation
1:12 - And I turned to see the
voice
that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven
golden candlesticks;
Revelation 1:13
- And in the midst of the seven
candlesticks one like unto the Son of man,
clothed
with a garment down to the foot, and girt about
the paps with a golden girdle.
Revelation 1:20 -
The mystery of the seven stars
which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven
golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the
angels
of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks
which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Revelation 2:1 -
Unto the angel of the church of
Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth
the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in
the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
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In the King's palace he smoke his chalice
So he keeps on burning
While the table keeps turning
They're at the turning point to reality
They keep on burning
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Down in the mudhole
That's where I used to break my bread
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Acts
2:42 - And they continued
stedfastly in the
apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking
of bread, and in prayers.
Acts 2:46 -
And they, continuing daily with one
accord in the temple, and breaking bread from
house
to house, did eat their meat with gladness and
singleness of heart,
Acts 20:7 -
And upon the first day of the week,
when the disciples came together to break bread,
Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the
morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
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Down in the dungeon
That's where I used to lay my head
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Matthew
8:20 - And Jesus saith unto him,
The foxes
have holes, and the birds of the air have nests;
but
the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Luke 9:58 -
And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have
holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the
Son
of man hath not where to lay his head.
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No more straw making bricks
No more lick from the licking stick
It keep on burning
No more trick
It keep on burning
Sodom and Gomorrow...
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