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UB40 - Food For Thought
Song
Lyrics
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Biblical
Reference
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Ivory
madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.
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Deuteronomy
8:16 - Who fed thee in the
wilderness
with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he
might humble thee, and that he might prove thee,
to do thee good at thy latter end;
John 6:31 -
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert;
as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven
to
eat.
John 6:49 - Your
fathers did eat manna in the
wilderness, and are dead.
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Barren is her
bosom, empty as her eyes,
Death a certain harvest scattered from the skies.
Skin and bones is creeping, doesn't know he's
dead
Ancient eyes are peeping, from his infant head
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Politicians
argue sharpening their knives
Drawing up their Bargains, trading baby lives.
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Revelation
18:11-13 - And the merchants of
the earth
shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth
their
merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold,
and
silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and
fine
linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all
thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and
all
manner vessels of most precious wood, and of
brass,
and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours,
and
ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil,
and
fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and
horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of
men.
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Ivory madonna
dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.
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Hear the bells
are ringing, Christmas on it's way.
Hear the angels singing, what is that they say?
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Luke
2:3-4 - And suddenly there was
with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and
saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men.
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Eat and drink
rejoicing, joy is here to stay.
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Ecclesiastes
8:15 - Then I commended mirth,
because a
man hath no better thing under the sun, than to
eat,
and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall
abide
with him of his labour the days of his life,
which God
giveth him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 -
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy,
and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God
now
accepteth thy works.
Luke 12:19-20 -
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou
hast much goods laid up for many years; take
thine
ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto
him,
Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required
of
thee: then whose shall those things be, which
thou hast
provided?
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Jesus son of
Mary is born again today.
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Matthew
1:16 - And Jacob begat Joseph
the husband of
Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called
Christ.
John 3:3 -
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born
again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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