the preacher

Lyrics

up in the north where the cold wind blows, over the prairie gold, there's a church bell screaming, on the steeple high, gather ye children of men, with one hand on the trigger, one hand on the cross, jesus and his family are two things he's lost, march him to the scaffold and string him up on high, the call came out from the crowd, there's blood in their eyes and blood in their hearts, for, the blood turning dry on his hands, with one hand on the trigger, one hand on the cross, jesus and his family are two things he's lost, he cries, oh lord what have you done, you wont never see heaven or kingdom come, he cries, oh lord what have you done, you won't never see heaven or kingdom come, listen to me my wayward flock, he cried with a noose round his neck, i spoke to the lord on the mountain top, his bidding was all i could do, i spoke to the lord on the mountain top, his bidding was all i could do, he cries, oh lord your works been done, now show me heaven or kingdom come, he cries, oh lord your works been done, now show me heaven or kingdom come, one hand on the trigger, one hand on the cross, jesus and his family are two things he's lost