First Of May

When I was small And Christmas trees were tall We used to laugh while others used to play Don't ask me why But time has passed us by Someone else moved in from far away Now we are tall And Christmas trees are small And you don't ask the time of day But you and I Our love will never die To kiss and cry, "Come, first of May" The apple tree that grew for you and me I watched the apples falling one by one And I recall the moment of them all The day I kissed your cheek and you were gone Now we are tall And Christmas trees are small And you don't ask the time of day But you and I Our love will never die To kiss and cry, "Come, first of May" When I was small And Christmas trees were tall Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo Don't ask me why But time has passed us by Someone else moved in from far away

When I was small, and Christmas trees were tall We used to love while others used to play Don't ask me why, but time has passed us by Some one else moved in from far away Now we are tall, and Christmas trees are small And you don't ask the time of day But you and I, our love will never die But guess we'll cry come first of May The apple tree that grew for you and me I watched the apples falling one by one And I recall the moment of them all The day I kissed your cheek and you were mine Now we are tall, and Christmas trees are small And you don't ask the time of day But you and I, our love will never die But guess we'll cry come first of May When I was small, and Christmas trees were tall Do do do do do do do do do Don't ask me why, but time has passed us by Some one else moved in from far away

And the light between us Which we could not quite extinguish Which we see at dawn Burns on First day of May Things are beginning Our side is winning Hip hip hooray Made in the shade Deep in the shadow Down by the meadow Lie in my arms And the moon will rise Before our very eyes We will rise too I'll be with you It's a rite of spring A horizontal thing The sweetest sort of dance Hidden in among the plants Ha ha ha ha People are laughing Children are singing Come join the dance And the walls around us Which we kept at such a cost When we turned around Came tumbling down Ha ha ha ha She can't stop laughing He can't stop singing First day of May

Lord of all Of the heights where faith can lift the trusting heart Lord of all Of the depths where fear would tear such faith apart Lord of all Of the nations quick to anger, bearing arms Lord of all Of each child held by its mother, safe from harm Chorus Lord of all Of all seen and unseen things Of a universe that sings and calls You Lord of all Lord of all Of the power not to sin You have always been And always will be Lord of all Lord of all Of a peace that we can draw with every breath Lord of all Of provision for each need in life and death Lord of all Of the turnings of the seasons and the earth Lord of all Of the love that purchased man a second birth Repeat Chorus to end

It is written in the colors Of a thousand autumn twilights Painted in the eyes of a child Spoken as forgiveness By an honest open hand It's the friend Who will walk the extra mile It's the giving Where there is not enough There is everywhere The evidence of love Open your eyes And look upon the handiwork of God Open your soul And feel the breath of glory all around For everywhere there's evidence of love It's living in the rich earth Waving in the wind It's music that moves us to believe And dying in a small town Knowing where true life begins It's hope beyond what we can see It's the mercy When tears are not enough There is everywhere The evidence of love Repeat Chorus A simple crucifix hanging on the wall Everywhere There's evidence of love Repeat Chorus

Farewell today Travel on now Be on your way Go safely there And never worry Never care Beyond this day Farewell tonight To all joy and to all delight Go well and go peacefully We can't keep your majesty Be on your way Make ready for the last King of May Make a cardboard crown for him Make your voices one Praise a crazy mother's son Who loved his life Farewell today Travel on now Be on your way Can't bear the very thought That we, that we could keep your majesty Be on your way Make ready for the last King of May Make a hole in the crowd for him Raise your voices up Drink your loving cups To his long life To his long life Make ready for the last King of May Make a hole in the sky for him And raise your voices up Lift your loving cups To his long life His long life And raise your voices up Lift your loving cups To his long life To his long life His long life His long life To his long life

It's time to bid this whole world goodbye. Oh, glory, time to fly away. We'll meet our savior in the sky. Hallelujah, the 21st of May Sinner, heed these words of mine 'Bout the coming Judgment Day. Yes, the end is drawing nigh. Hallelujah, the 21st of May They laughed while Noah built his boat, Then cried when came the rain. They mock me now, but I will float On the 21st of May Well, I've never been so sure And I've never led no one astray. 'Cept in the fall of '94. But Hallelujah, the 21st of May They laughed while Noah built his boat, Then cried when came the rain. They mock me now, but I will float On the 21st of May. They mock me now, but I will float On the 21st of May Hallelujah, the 21st of May

Underneath the growing endless slabs of clay Calculating to destroy another prey This world is yours one day Son of May Son of May - Son Heir apperent to a seat among the wise Among the commons you are never to suffice Their world is your devise Son of May Son of May - Son I want to know What do you see? What you see when you look in Through me? Inherit this world And carry my eyes And my utter despise In times of trouble and the enemies to face Go find your shelter in our secular haze Evaporize the trace Son of May Son of May - Son Underneath the growing endless slabs of clay Calculating to destroy another prey This world is yours... Son of May Son of May - Son I want to know What do you see? What do you see when you look in Through me? Inherit this world And carry my eyes And my utter despise I want to know What do you see? What do you see when you look in Through me? Inherit this world But carry my eyes And my utter despise