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Far Physician's Son

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Far physician's son
Holds Isaiah's song
Went to Galilee
With the scroll again

Is this Joseph's son?
Who proclaims a hand
Far anointed one
He will arise, he will arise

Heal the poor and stung
Steal the hurt and hung
He will arise, he will arise
He will arise, he will arise
He will arise, he will arise
He will arise, he will arise

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mellow_harsher On Jul 14, 2009

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Cover art for Far Physician's Son lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

by gatesof

16y ago

This song, although dificult to find, is really beautiful. The lyrics are inspired by the story of Jesus reading from the book of Isaiah in the synagogue in Nazareth, and telling that he is the one who is to fullfill the words about healing the sick, breaking the bondage of the prisoners and so on (see Luke 4:16-22).

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