End of the Beginning

Lyrics

I was taking a trip on a plane the other day Just wishing that I could get out When the man next to me Saw the book in my hand And asked me what it was about So, I settled back in my seat "A best seller," I said "A history, a mystery in one" And then I opened up the book And began to read From Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John He was born of a virgin one holy night In the little town of Bethlehem Angels gathered round Him underneath the stars Singing praises to the Great I Am He walked on the water, healed the lame And made the blind to see again And for the first time here on earth We learned that God could be a friend And though He never ever did a single thing wrong The angry crowd chose Him And then He walked down the road And died on the cross And that was the end of the beginning "That's not a new book, that's a bible," he said "And I've heard it all before I've tried religion, its shame and guilt And I don't need it anymore It's superstition, made up tales And just to help the weak to survive" "Let me read it again," I said "But listen closely, this is gonna change your life" He was born of a virgin one holy night In the little town of Bethlehem Angels gathered round him underneath the stars Singing praises to the Great I Am He walked on the water, healed the lame And made the blind to see again And for the first time here on earth We learned that God could be a friend And though he never ever did a single thing wrong The angry crowd chose him And then he walked down the road And died on the cross And that was the end of the beginning "The end of the beginning," he said with a smile "What more could there be? He's dead You said they hung Him, put nails in His hands And a crown of thorns on His head" I said, "I'll read it again but this time there's more And I believe that this is true His death wasn't the end, the beginning of life That's completed in you Don't you see, He did all this for you" He was born of a virgin one holy night In the little town of Bethlehem All the angels singing praises to the Great I Am He walked on the water, healed the lame And made the blind to see (And for the first time here on earth) Did you know that God could be a friend And though He never did a single thing wrong He was the one the crowd chose Then he walked and he died But hree days later, three days later Three days later, He rose! Three days later, He rose! You see He came, He lived, and He died But that was the end of the beginning