We were blessed by the minister
Who practiced what he preached
We were blessed by the poor man
Who said heaven is within reach
We were blessed by the girl selling roses
We were blessed by the neglected child
We were blessed by the battered woman
We were blessed by the warrior
We were blessed by the blind man
Who could see for miles and miles
We were blessed by the fighter
Who didn't fight for the prize
We were blessed by the mother
We were blessed by the soldier
We were blessed by the teacher
We were blessed by the prisoner
We were blessed by the mystic
Who turned water into wine
We were blessed by the watchmaker
We were blessed by the wounded man
By the wayfaring stranger
We were blessed by the homeless man
Who showed us the way home
Blessed by the hungry man
By the little innocent baby
We were blessed by the forlorn
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