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Lord of the Dance


Izzy Turner-Hicks
Izzy Turner-Hicks Updated:
25th of July 2022

Looking for the perfect hymn everyone will be able to sing at your ceremony? Check out Lord of the Dance below...

photo of music score


LORD OF THE DANCE

1 I danced in the morning
When the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon
And the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven
And I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem
I had my birth.
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
And I’ll lead you all, wherever you may be,
And I’ll lead you all in the Dance, said he.

2 I danced for the scribe
And the pharisee,
But they would not dance
And they wouldn't follow me.
I danced for the fishermen,
For James and John —
They came with me
And the Dance went on.
Chorus

3 I danced on the Sabbath
And I cured the lame;
The holy people
Said it was a shame.
They whipped and they stripped
And they hung me on high,
And they left me there
On a Cross to die.
Chorus

4 I danced on a Friday
When the sky turned black —
It's hard to dance
With the devil on your back.
They buried my body
And they thought I’d gone,
But I am the Dance,
And I still go on.
Chorus

5 They cut me down
And I leapt up high;
I am the life
That’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you
If you’ll live in me —
I am the Lord
Of the Dance, said he.
Chorus

Listen here: 

Sydney Carter (1915-2004)

© Copyright 1963 Stainer & Bell Ltd, 23 Gruneisen Road, London N3 1DZ

If you wish to reproduce this text, application must be made to Stainer & Bell Ltd prior to use. 

Izzy Turner-Hicks

About the author


Izzy Turner-Hicks

Izzy has been writing about weddings for nearly 10 years. Izzy is recently married and since her big day, she's been able to add her own experience of the planning process to her articles.

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