THE CROWN WITHIN

DONALD ELLIS                                            OCTOBER 16,1996


SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS OLD EARTHLY WORL
WHO AMOUNT TO ANYTHING
WOULD TRULY WEAR A CROWN
TO PROVE THAT THEY ARE KING.

THEIR CROWN WOULD BE MADE OF GOLD
DIAMONDS AND OTHER PRECIOUS THINGS
TO SHOW THE ONES WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE
WHAT GOOD FORTUNE BRINGS.

I WEAR A CRWON HIDDEN IN MY HEART
A POTTER MADE FOR ME ONE DAY
I PRAY IT GLOWS FROM MY HEART
IN A SPECIAL WAY.

I HOPE MY WORDS TALK MORE ABOUT WHO MADE IT
AND WHAT THAT PERSON HAD TO SAY
OH GIVE ME A MAN WITH A HIDDEN CROWN
THAT HE CAN TAKE TO HEAVEN ONE DAY.

MY CROWN IS MADE AND I WEAR IT PROUD
YET THE BAND IS MADE OF CLAY
THE POTTER MADE IT SOFT FOR ME        
WHERE I CAN PLACE THE JEWELS MY WAY.                 
                
THE JEWEL I HAVE RIGHT AT THE TOP              
      ALL I HAVE TO SAY
THERE IS NO OTHER ONE IN THIS EARTHLY WORLD
IT WILL BE SEEN IN HEAVEN ONE DAY.

THOSE OTHER JEWELS ARE SO PRECIOUS
MY HEART SURE MAKES THEM GLOW
OH GIVE ME JEWELS THAT COME FROM SEED
AND WATCH THAT FAMILY GROW.

EACH DAY THE JEWELS SEEM TO GET BRIGHTER
AS I GET OLDER MORE WORDS I SHARE
THE FRUIT OF MY SEEDS HAVE SOWN MORE
I HAVE MORE JEWELS THAN THIS OLD HEART CAN BEAR.
            

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