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lirik lagu james n. miller - (the ballad of) watchman nee

[verse 1]
there once was a man named watchman nee
a chinese brother by birth
he lived his life to honor god
he was known throughout the world
when china fell into communist hands
they put him in a cell
all because he loved our god
and he sought good news to tell

[verse 2]
his wife, she waited in poverty
afraid and all alone
she offered her prayers each day
for god to bring him home
but our brother, he wasn’t coming back
the reason, we all know
he was a danger to thеir cause
they would not let him go

[chorus]
hush, lady watchman, don’t you cry
you know hе’ll never die
he’ll just walk into the arms of jesus
and though it hurts to see him go
lady watchman, you must know
he was born to die the watchman of the lord
[verse 3]
the prison guards would gather ’round
and listen to him speak
how sweet his humble voice would sound
so gentle and so meek
and many of them secretly
turned their hearts to the lord
but the leaders said, “we’ll have to put him away
before he wins over all of the guards”

[verse 4]
so they put him away in solitary
in darkness and alone
they gave him just one bowl of rice a day
to reduce him to skin and bones
but the christians, they began to pray
all throughout the land
and our brother, he started gaining weight
’cause god came through again

[chorus]
hush, lady watchman, don’t you cry
you know he’ll never die
he’ll just walk into the arms of jesus
and though it hurts to see him go
lady watchman, you must know
he was born to die the watchman of the lord
[verse 5]
watchman, he started writing sermons
and he signed them with his name
he smuggled them out into the world
through the guards that he’d led to the faith
and the christians all throughout the land
waited patiently
every day for the latest work
from their brother, watchman nee

[verse 6]
but then one day, his letters ceased
and the watchman disappeared
some say they tortured him to death
but how he died is a mystery
but we know that he lived a martyr’s life
and the marks of the cross, he wore
and he walked into the arms of jesus
now he lives forevermore

[chorus]
hush, lady watchman, don’t you cry
you know he’ll never die
he’ll just walk into the arms of jesus
and though it hurts to see him go
lady watchman, you must know
he was born to die the watchman of the lord
[verse 7]
well, i would love to have been in heaven that day
to see what did take place
to see the savior standing there
his watchman to embrace
to hear the hosts of heaven sing
to listen to the song
to see the angels gathered ’round
to welcome our brother home

- lirik lagu james n miller

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