Today is Sunday the 12th of January, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

The Feast of the the banks of the Jordan

And all for me you went down to the days

you traded heaven's borders

for the shield of murky waters

and took the place of one condemned to death

that day John preached for man the place of one condemned to death.

That day John preached for man to draw near, but God it's you that came down here,

making sure the man's rolled to you

In Jordan's waters I'm being new As you plunged into the deep in search of muddy pearls

Son a man you left behind your road

And there you found me in the dark

And as you rose out of the mine

This prodigal came up and dressed in gold

That day John preached for man to draw near

But God is you

They came down here

Making shorter

Mad's road to you

In Jordan's waters

I've been made new.

When you rose out of that pale grave into a hard Judean sun, with the violence, the heavens did divine

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