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There were three men came out of the west, their fortunes fought to try.
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And these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn should die.
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They ploughed, they sowed, they hurled him in through clots upon his head.
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And these three men made a solemn vow, John Barleycorn was dead.
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The Bible tells us in a New Testament verse of certain Jews binding themselves with a curse.
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They made a solemn vow not to eat nor drink until they had killed St. Paul that night.
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In Jerusalem's jail, Paul, with no clue of the murderous tale, the Lord stands by and says, Be of good cheer.
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You're going to preach at Rome in a whole new sphere.
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Then they let him lie for a very long time till the rain comes and they fall.
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But little son Paul sprung up his head and soon amazed them all.
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The cursed causes shall not come.
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God's wisdom orders these all that the plans of man will fall.
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Paul's sister's son, like a man, told the captain of the band.
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Takes the child by his head, and says, "This shall not stand!
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Prepare a troop!
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Move horses from the stalls!
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Out of harm's way, I'm sending St. Paul!"
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And they let him start till his summer come, till he looked both male and warm.
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But little Sir Paul, he grew a long beard, and so became a man.
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The moral of the story is this a solemn vow with a religious twist is bereft of God's wish.
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Making sacred another man's death is nothing short of devilishness.
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Religious fervor is turned into sin when split from true righteousness.
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Here's my altar call.
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Give your life to Christ.
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Make a solemn vow.
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It's righteous and it's right.
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