[Deliberate Intro] . . . ! . . . . . . ! . [Verse 1] I sat in the High Council When Hyrum took the stand He said he had a revelation Given by the Prophet's hand [Verse 2] He read it to the council Every man sat still as stone The doctrine of a plurality Of wives to call your own [Pre-Chorus] And I heard it with my own ears I saw it with my own eyes I cannot deny what I witnessed I will not repeat their lies [Chorus] The revelation said A man may take more wives The revelation said David and Solomon were justified The revelation said Sealed against all sins I heard it read aloud And I could not say amen [Break] . . ! . . [Verse 3] More wives than one, it said In this world and the next Virgins for the marrying By prophetic pretext [Verse 4] And sealed to eternal life Against all sins but one The shedding of innocent blood Or consenting it be done [Chorus] The revelation said A man may take more wives The revelation said David and Solomon were justified The revelation said Sealed against all sins I heard it read aloud And I could not say amen [Bridge - moral crisis] I was called to teach the gospel I was called to save souls But I dared not teach such doctrine I dared not play this role How could I stand before the saints And tell them this was God? How could I seal their daughters To a law that reeks of fraud? [Final Chorus - resolute] The revelation said What I cannot repeat The revelation claimed What I cannot believe They can call me apostate They can strike me from the rolls But I dared not teach such laws I dared not sell my soul [Outro - testimony complete] I dared not... I dared not... [End]
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