Lord of the dance?

[jonnoman]

what is the name of the song which goes something like... "and i'll lead you all in the dance said he"

[Bloss]

It's called "The Lord of the Dance" .
If you want to get the lyrics just google search lyrics with the first line "I danced in the morning when the world was begun"
or www.irish-song-lyrics.com/Lord_Of_The_Dance.

[bigmamma]

Hope you don't mind jonnoman but I spotted your thread from the recent threads bar and just had to post here.
We sang this at my sisters funeral as she was carried out of the church after a requiem mass . She was a ballet dancer , a stage dancer , and lastly , had her own school of dance . It isn't a song you hear very often is it . :-) x

[CheekyChops]

We used to sing it in school as a hymn, it was called 'Lord of The Dance'. Apparently it was written by Sidney Carter:

I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth;
At Bethlehem I had my birth.

Refrain:
Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he.

I danced for the scribe and the pharisee,
But they would not dance and they would not follow me.
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John
They came with me and the dance went on.

Refrain

I danced on the Sabbeth and I cured the lame;
The holy people said it was a shame.
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high;
They left me there on a cross to die.

Refrain

I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back.
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone;
But I'm the dance and I still go on.

Refrain

They cut me down and I leapt up high;
I am the life that will never, never die;
I'll live in you if you'll live in me
I am the Lord of the Dance said he.

[Skreecheeboy]

behold technoviking, the true lord of the dance incarnate! lol!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?vFwsntHcWiy4

behold