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If Only I Can Rise Up and Go There

If only I can rise up and go there There to market place of Mercy That I meet generous Charity, The wealthy merchant that she is The hidden Samaritan none knows With plenary powers of giving If only I can reach there In her ears I would whisper Names of those that go hungry And those that are homeless That misery dangles in their eyes And football played in their bellies All wants could vanish in horizon With the setting sun

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