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Blessed are those who have mercy
Who give to the poor and fast and pray
The Holy Spirit will fill their hearts
The Son will show them mercy on Judgment Day.

Jesus fasted in the wilderness
For forty nights and forty days
Teaching us to follow in His path
And walk in the narrow and righteous ways.

When Jesus showed great hunger
The tempter came to him and said
If you are truly the Son of God
Change this stone to a loaf of bread.

Jesus said to Satan, "It is written
By bread alone man shall not live"
The Word of God will fill his needs
Eternal life the Lord will give.

Blessed are those who have mercy...

The devil took Jesus to the temple
And said as you stand in this holy place
If truly you are the Son of God
Throw yourself from here to the base.

For God will send His mighty angels
To watch over those who are His own
To give protection and support
Your feet will not touch any stone.

Jesus said to him, "It is written
You should not try to tempt the Lord"
For He is your Maker and Creator
And you cannot withstand His sword.

Blessed are those who have mercy...

The devil became weary and confused
Why would the Lord hunger and fast
And wondered if this was the Messiah
Who came to save the world at last.

So he took Him to a high mountain
The glory of the world under Him to see
And said all this I shall give you
If you bow down and worship me.

Then Jesus said, "Be gone you devil
One shall worship God and not Satan"
The devil departed as the angels
Came to serve the blessed Son of Man.

Blessed are those who have mercy...