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JOHN THE REVELATOR (traditional)

from bhh: Some Songs Will Fight You | 12 songs by Bret H. Hart

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JOHN THE REVELATOR
from Some 'Songs Will Fight You' [2023]
Public Domain - w add'l lyrics & music bret h hart

"Our version was developed-out from my love for an *a cappella + hand-claps + foot-stomps* live version that Rev. Son House was filmed in lo-fi black&white performing 80 some years ago." - bhh
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TELL ME, WHO'S THAT WRITING?
JOHN THE REVELATOR
WROTE THE BOOK OF THE SEVEN SEALS

well GOD walked out in the cool of the day
called Adam by his name
but, he refused to answer
'cause he was naked and ashamed [Son House refrain & verse]

when Moses climbed that mountain
his heart began to pound
when GOD said "TAKE OFF THOSE SANDALS,
YOU'RE WALKING ON HOLY GROUND."

and when King David saw Bathsheba
he called her to his throne
he had her husband killed in war
so he could have her for his own

well, CHRIST had twelve apostles
and three, He led away
He said, "WATCH OVER ME ONE HOUR
WHILE I GO YONDER AND PRAY." [Son House verse]

He come back on Easter mornin'
Mary and the girls run down to see
He said "GO TELL MY DISCIPLES
TO MEET ME IN GALILEE." [Son House verse]

Oh, seals and scrolls and bowls of wrath,
this FATHER that we've scorned
will wipe-it-clean,
with one fell swoop,
except for those twice-born

and when hail falls from the Heavens
and earthquakes this Earth do split
and all God's best are 'raptured-up'
you'll ask, "Was it worth it?"


TELL ME, WHO'S THAT WRITING?
JOHN THE REVELATOR
WROTE THE BOOK OF THE SEVEN SEALS
WROTE THE BOOK OF THE SEVEN SEALS
WROTE THE BOOK
OF THE SEVEN
SEALS
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Players:
Bill Smith: drums & percussion
Dennis James: electric bass
Sonny Sherrill: face-harp
Tina Hart: vox, hand-claps
bhh: vox, hand-claps, Fender acoustic & modified Telecaster guitars, home-made bass-banjo

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from bhh: Some Songs Will Fight You | 12 songs, released July 25, 2023

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Bret H. Hart Eden, North Carolina

Bret Hart is a musician, artist, and child of God living in North Carolina.
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