The Story of S*nny ​underscores

[Intro: Choir Leader]
Hymn 243

[Whispers]

[Verse 1]
When Steven, full of power and grace, went forth throughout the land
He bore no shield before his face, no weapon in his hand
But only in his heart a flame and on his lips a sword
Wherewith he smote and overcame the foemen of the Lord
When Steven preached against the laws and by those laws was tried
He had no friend to plead his cause, no spokesman at his side
But only in his heart a flame, and in his еyes a light
Wherewith God's daybrеak to proclaim and rend the veils of night

[Bridge]
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[Verse 2]
When Steven, young and doomed to die, fell crushed beneath the stones
He had no curse no cry for vengeance those who broke his bones
But only in his heart a flame and on his lips a prayer!
That God in sweet forgiveness’s name should understand and spare (Everybody!)
Let me, O Lord, thy cause defend, a knight without a sword
No shield I ask, no faithful friend, no vengeance, no reward
But only in my heart a flame and in my soul a dream
So that the stones of earthly shame a jeweled crown may seem