Deep in the woods the sound of an axe
Clearing a field by the sweat of his back
A man of the soil plants his seeds
And prays that the earth will provide what he needs

chorus:
Turn it over to the Father
Turn it over to the Son
Turn it over to the Spirit, until the Kingdom come

And out on the street there's a kid left for dead
From playing with things that put holes in his head
A visiting minister in from the sticks reads from the Bible
And here's what he picks

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In the front seat of a bus from Birmingham
A man with a smile reads that letter again
Come home Pop, the struggle is through
When we heard you found Jesus, well, we decided to