\selectlanguage{english}
\songcolumns{2}
\beginsong{Lord of the Dance}[by=Sydney Carter]

\lilypond{lord_of_the_dance}

\beginverse
I danced in the morning when the world was young,
I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
\endverse

\beginchorus
Dance, dance, wherever you may be,
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he.
\endchorus

\beginverse
I danced for the scribes and the pharisees,
They wouldn't dance and they wouldn't follow me.
I danced for the fishermen James and John.
They followed me and the dance went on.
\endverse

\beginverse
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame,
The Holy People said it was a shame.
They whipped me, stripped me, and hung me high
And left me there on the cross to die.
\endverse

\beginverse
I danced on a Friday when the world turned black
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back
They buried my body, they thought I was gone
But I am the dance, and the dance goes on
\endverse

\beginverse
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that will never, never die
I'll live in you if you'll live in me
I am the Lord of the dance, said he
\endverse

\endsong