Wonders You Perform

Tammy Wynette & George Jones Oh Lord, you know that I`m not One to bother you with little things And you and I have never been too close But we`ve always been on speakin` terms I`ve watched you with doin` things And tried to understand you more than most. No I haven`t gone to church the way I ought to But I always thought you knew In my own way I worshipped you While even your own children Doubt and fail to understand The simple way you go about the things you do. I`ve seen the doubt upon the face of loved ones As they sadly placed a wreath of flowers on a tiny grave And wondered why a child is brought into the world To only live a little while and die, you could have saved. But I believe that in your eyes This little child was somethin` special And you wanted it to be with you, no doubt So with out-stretched arms you beckoned It`s so simple that I reckon They can`t understand the way you worked it out. Once I saw a young man growin` till he neared the age of knowin` Then I watched as somethin` happened to his mind No doctor could correct it, It was just as I suspected And I marvelled at your way of bein` kind. They tried everything in vain and I was there when they explained it To the family, how he slipped into a trance Guess you looked into the future, Watched him turn his back upon you Lovin` him so much you couldn`t take the chance. It took a lot of love to die, for sinners such as I And I guess that`s why you`ve never given up on me You understood when some denied you And even when they crucified you Knowin` all these things were meant to be. For the stable`s such a simple thing, No wonder there were few who came To see a king the night that...