"Blood in the Dust"

“Blood in the Dust”

Out in the field where the hot wind moans

Cain worked the earth, Abel kept stones

One gave the grain, one gave the lamb

Fire touched one, but the other stayed damned

[Chorus] (repeat after each verse)

Blood in the dust, cries from the ground

A brother is lost, but his voice is found

Blood in the dust, mark on the hand

The Lord has spoken, you’ll roam this land

“Walk with me, brother, far from the gate”

Cain’s voice was smooth, but his heart held hate

Out where the stones cut the sky in two

One life ended, and the earth it knew

Blood in the dust, cries from the ground

A brother is lost, but his voice is found

Blood in the dust, mark on the hand

The Lord has spoken, you’ll roam this land

“Where is your brother?” the Lord did say

Cain bowed his head, “I know not the way”

But the Lord replied, “His blood I hear

From the earth below, it’s loud and clear”

Blood in the dust, cries from the ground

A brother is lost, but his voice is found

Blood in the dust, mark on the hand

The Lord has spoken, you’ll roam this land

Out in the field where the hot wind moans

Cain walks alone, Abel sleeps in stones