Hallelujah Song Lyrics - Singles - Dave Dobbyn

When the Pope kissed the ground 

The sniper fired an angry round 

Well it missed him by a whisker 

And the gunman could not be found 

They found a bullet in the chapel nearby 

It was embedded in the altar stone 

The statue Virgin upon the altar 

Started bleeding on a Sunday 

And so the faithful- They came in thousands 

From as far as the Phillipines 

To pray for healing from the Virgin 

And to kiss that bullet clean 

Word got around about the Virgin 

There were pilgrims- There were tourists 

Souvenirs and postcards 

Plastic virgins and bullet roseries 

And many cripples started walking 

And the mute began to speak 

And the skeptics kept on talking 

It went on like this for weeks 

Sing Hallelujah song 

Hallelujah song 

Sing Hallelujah song 

Hallelujah 

Sing Hallelujah song 

Hallelujah song 

Sing Hallelujah song 

Hallelujah 

Soon they found the statue shattered 

A bloodied rifle among the pieces 

Found the sniper above the altar 

Dead and tangled in the attic 

As they rifled through his jacket 

A bloodied wallet identified him 

And his surname was Emmanuel 

His given name was Jesus 

So they buried him in the Chapel 

With the rifle by his side 

And they bought another statue Virgin 

With the proceeds from the healing 

Now she stands upon the altar 

Spring water runs from the bullet hole 

Now the Chapel is a shrine 

They use the water to make wine 

Now when the Pope kisses ground 

Bullet proof glass all around 

And that's the story of the Virgin 

Sniper Jesus and the faithful 

That's the story of the Virgin 

Sniper Jesus and the faithful 

That's the story of the Virgin 

Sniper Jesus and the faithful 

Sing Hallelujah song 

Hallelujah song 

Sing Hallelujah song 

Hallelujah 

Sing Hallelujah song 

Hallelujah song 

Sing Hallelujah song 

Hallelujah 

Amen