They cut me down And I leapt up high; I am the life That'll… - Sydney Carter

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They cut me down And I leapt up high; I am the life That'll never, never die; I'll live in you If you'll live in me — I am the Lord Of the Dance, said he.

Sydney Carter

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Sydney Carter (6 May 1915 – 13 March 2004) was an English Quaker poet and songwriter.

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Alternative Names: Sydney Bertram Carter

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I danced in the morning When the world was begun, And I danced in the moon And the stars and the sun, And I came down from heaven And I danced on the earth, At Bethlehem I had my birth.

Love, like the yellow daffodil, is Lord of all I know.

By the hungry, I will feed you.
By the poor, I'll make you rich.
By the broken, I will mend you.
Tell me: which one is which?

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