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One minute this song was not and the next minute it was.  God dumped it into my head while I was working setting up tents.  I was working with a coal miner and a Vietnam Vet.  It represents all the things that America ought to say.  I don't know why we don't maybe we're too scared like I am.

NOTE: My apologees.  The actual statistic is not 5000 pounds but 500 pounds of coal that are saved by replacing an incandescent lamp by a flourescent lamp.  The metaphorical meaning is still preserved.  That is that it takes a lot of hard work to let the light of Yeshua shine before men in us.

This Side of the Sea

G
Ol' coal miner
                 C
Deep down in the mine
           G
Diggin' up coal
                     C
To keep the lights online
G                       D
Five thousand pounds of it
G                C
Just to make one light bulb shine
                  D           G
Closest thing to Yeshua that I'll ever see
                    C
On this side of the sea
                   D            C
Keep your light of Hope shining bright for me
D           G
For all the world to see

G
Migrant worker
                C
Three jobs at a time
           G
Never gets sleep
                       C
Just tryin' to tow the line
G                   D
Everybody laughs at him
G            C
But You know what is True
                  D           G
Closest thing to Yeshua that I'll ever see
                    C
On this side of the sea
                   D            C
Keep your light of Hope shining bright for me
D           G
For all the world to see

G
Hard core soldier
                 C
Fightin' for our land
                G
Layin' down his life
              C
Givin' all he can
G              D
Back home they spit on him
G           C
The way we spit on You
                  D               G
Closest thing to Yeshua that I'll ever see
                    C
On this side of the sea
                   D            C
Keep your light of Hope shining bright for me
D           G
For all the world to see

G             D      C             D
Oh my Sweet Redeemer how I long to be
G                C
On the far side of the sea
                                 D
Where You'll reach out with Your Big Hand
                G                  C
And squeeze the shoulders of these men
                       D             G               C
With teary eyes of compassion You'll look on them in Love
G
And You'll say...
G     C
Thank You!
D    G
Well Done!

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