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lyrics

THE NARRATOR:
There lived once a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job,
and he was blameless and upright. He feared God and shunned evil.
And seven sons were born to him, and three daughters. And his
flocks came to seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five
hundred yokes of cattle, five hundred she-asses, and a great
abundance of slaves.
And that man was greater than all the dwellers of the east.
One day, the sons of God came to stand in attendance before the
Lord, and the Satan, too, came among them. And the Lord said to the
Satan:

GOD:
Have you paid heed to my servant Job?
Surely there is no one quite as righteous anywhere as he.
How he fears the Lord and sings my praises daily merrily!
Spotless as a lamb, no blemish has besmirched his goodly face.
Certainly there lives no man a finer product of my grace.

THE SATAN:
Oh please, how can a man complain to Thee
who’s not begot disgrace?
Can life be strife with pleasantry?
Take all a righteous man has and a wrathful one shall curse Thee to
Thy face.

GOD: So we shall see!

THE CHILDREN OF GOD:
And marauders came to slay and plunder all that Job had owned.
And a mighty wind collapsed the corners of his children’s home.
And throughout it all not once did Job offend against the Lord.
But shall we see a righteous man withstand the curse of flesh and
bone?

THE SATAN: May I?

GOD: You may.

THE SATAN: How soon?

GOD: Today.

THE SATAN: Why, thank you, God!
His skin?

GOD: Burn thin.

THE SATAN: His Face?

GOD: Erase.

THE SATAN: How grand!
His mind?

GOD: I don’t mind.

THE SATAN: And pain?

GOD: Fair game.

THE SATAN: You’re far too kind!

GOD: You may do anything that you wish to do to Job providing that you
do not let him die.

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from .​.​.​And the Lord Hath Taken Away, released April 7, 2023

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