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In the days when the world was young and raw
There lived a man who was without flaw
ten kids, a wife, for family
crops, livestock and property—
he was unselfish and didn’t hoard
both night and day he thanked the Lord
and abundantly, his gladness flowed
they said there’d never been a man like Job—
Can I get an Amen? Can I get an Amen? Amen!

In those days the devil was like most men
One day the Lord called unto him:
He said, “Satan, as you’ve roamed the road—
Have you ever seen a man like Job?
Whose gratefulness cannot be quelled
Whose faithfulness is unparalleled
Whose humanness is such quality—
Who night and day, worships me
Chorus

Devil said, “He’s something—but he ain’t much—
You gave that fella the Midas touch
Go ahead and put him to the test
You’ll see he’s just like all the rest.
Deprive him, lay his life to waste—
You’ll see him curse you to your face.
There’s a side to Job you’ve never met
How much do you wanna bet?”
Chorus

So Job stood in his field one day
When a messenger arrived to say:
“We were beset by enemy swords
They took your horses, killed your herds…”
And as he spoke, another came:
“They’ve killed your men, Job, burned your grain…”
And as that one spoke, a third arrived
“Your sons and daughters all have died,”
Their stories ended all the same
With the morbid, mournful, sad, refrain:
“You’ve been deprived, you are bereft
To tell the tale I’m all that’s left—”
Chorus

In light of all this news his faith
amazingly remained in place
The man they said had been unflawed
Lost everything and prayed to God
And for seven days he did not eat
And for seven nights he did not sleep
Except for this he barely spoke
“What the Lord provides He may revoke”
He tore his clothes and shaved his head
When he finished prayin, this is what he said:
Chorus

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from Too Much of a Good Thing, released October 8, 2023

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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