Childrens Letters to God - Prologue Lyrics

Brett (Spoken):
Dear God, if you're so famous how come you're never one T.V.?

Kicker (Spoken):
Dear God, please send Dennis Clark to a different camp this year.

Theo (Spoken):
Dear God, how did you know you were God?

Iris (Spoken):
Dear God, who draws the lines around the countries.

All:
etc. etc. etc.

Joanna:
In the beginning...
God created the heavens and the earth.
He set the world spinning so we can conclude...

Kicker (Spoken):
Dear God...Please make my sister prettier so she can get married.

Joanna:
That he created brothers who sometimes intrude!

Kicker (Spoken):
Sorrrr-ry!

Joanna:
But first he added flowers and fishes in the sea.
And birds and animals in all their glory.

Iris (Spoken):
Dear God...Is Pastor Bowen a friend of y ours or do you just know him through business?

Joanna:
Would YOU rather tell this story?

Iris (Spoken):
Okay!
(sung) Then he made man and woman who brought forth children.

Theo (Spoken):
Dear God...What does begat mean? Nobody will tell me.

Brett (Spoken):
Two people making babies.

Theo (Spoken):
Ewwwwww! That's gross!

Joanna:
And their children had children.

Iris (Spoken):
Dear God...I bet you can't name the capitals of every state. I can.

Brett(Spoken):
Dear God...A lot of people bad things with your name in it, but I never do.

Kicker (Spoken):
Dear God...Did you have as much trouble learning Hebrew as I am?

All:
And these children have lots of questions!