IX. Gospel-Sermon: “God Said”

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God said: “Let there be light.”
And there was light

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God said: “Let there be night.”
And there was night

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God said: “Let there be day.”
And there was day …

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… day to follow the night

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And it was good, brother …

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And it was good, brother …

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And it was good, brother …

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And it was goddam good

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God said: “Let there be storms.”
Storms to bring life …

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… life in all of its forms
Forms such as herds …

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… herds and gaggles and swarms
Swarms that have names …

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… names and numbers and norms

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And it was good, brother …

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And it was good, brother …

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And it was good, brother …

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And it was goddam good

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God said: “Let there be gnats.”
Lеt there be sprats …

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… sprats to gobblе the gnats
So that the sprats …

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… sprats may nourish the rats
Making them fat …

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… fat, fine food for the cats

[PREACHER]
And they grew fat, brother …

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And they grew fat, brother …

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All but the gnats, brother …

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They all grew fearful fat

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And God saw it was good

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God made it be good …

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Created it good …

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Created the gnats …

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… gnats to nourish the sprats …

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… sprats to nourish the rats …

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And all for us big fat cats

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… us cats!

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Yow!

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And it was good

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God said it’s good to be poor
Good men must not be secure;
So if we steal from you
It’s just to help you stay pure

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And it was good

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God said take charge of my zoo
I made these creatures for you;
So He won’t mind if we
Wipe out a species or two

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And it was good

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God said to spread His commands
To folks in faraway lands;
They may not want us there
But, man, it’s out of our hands

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And it was good

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God said that sex should repulse
Unless it leads to results;
And so we crowd the world
Full of consenting adults

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And it was good

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God said it’s good to be meek
And so we are once a week;
It may not mean a lot
But oh, it’s terribly chic

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And it was good

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God made us the boss
God gave us the cross
We turned it into a sword
To spread the Word of the Lord
We use His holy decrees
To do whatever we please

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Yeah!

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And it was good! Yeah!
And it was goddam good!

[PREACHER]
God said: “Let there be light.”
And there was light

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God said: “Let there be night.”
And there was night

[PREACHER]
God said: “Let there be day.”
And there was day …

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… day to follow the night

[PREACHER]
And it was good, brother …

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And it was good, brother …
And it was …