Bob Dylan — Precious Angel

Precious Angel

Precious angel, under the sun
How was I to know you’d be the one
To show me I was blinded, to show me I was gone
How weak was the foundation I was standing upon?

Now there’s spiritual warfare
and flesh and blood breaking down
Ya either got faith or ya got unbelief
and there ain’t no neutral ground
The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived
When the truth’s in our hearts
and we still don’t believe?

Shine your light, shine your light on me
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Ya know I just couldn’t make it by myself
I’m a little too blind to see

My so-called friends have fallen under a spell
They look me squarely in the eye and they say, “All is well”
Can they imagine the darkness
that will fall from on high
When men will beg God to kill them
and they won’t be able to die?

Sister, lemme tell you about a vision
I saw
You were drawing water for your husband,
you were suffering under the law
You were telling him about Buddha,
you were telling him about Mohammed
in the same breath
You never mentioned one time the Man
who came and died a criminal’s death

Shine your light, shine your light on me
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Ya know I just couldn’t make it by myself
I’m a little too blind to see

Precious angel, you believe me when I say
What God has given to us no man can take away
We are covered in blood, girl,
you know our forefathers were slaves
Let us hope they’ve found mercy
in their bone-filled graves

You’re the queen of my flesh, girl,
you’re my woman, you’re my delight
You’re the lamp of my soul, girl,
and you torch up the night
But there’s violence in the eyes, girl,
so let us not be enticed
On the way out of Egypt, through Ethiopia,
to the judgment hall of Christ

Shine your light, shine your light on me
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Shine your light, shine your light on me
Ya know I just couldn’t make it by myself
I’m a little too blind to see