[Verse 1]
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The other night as I knelt by my bed.
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My Father called to me, and this is what He said:
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"Oh, bring Me two of ev'ry living thing.
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And build Me an ark, and we'll sail on. We'll sail on;
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Oh, build Me an ark, and we'll sail on."
[Verse 2]
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The years went by and we sailed by the cross;
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I cried aloud, but He said, "All is not lost.
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Your Lord will come again to greet the world."
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I took His word, and we sailed on, we sailed on;
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I took His word, and we sailed on.
[Verse 3]
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Today I see, as I look to the East,
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A bright new star shines on greatest and least.
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He comes at last to free man and beast.
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Saying with a mighty joy "Take my hand, and we'll sail on;
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Throughout all eternity, we'll sail on."eternity.