FIRST VISIONS (ver. 2)
Parody of "Joseph Smith's First Prayer"

1. Oh how lovely was the scripture
that I seized upon with my heart
And I went alone to the woods
For to kneel in prayer to God
Alas, I could not speak a word
Thought I heard someone approach
Alas, I could not speak a word
Thought I heard someone approach

2. There appeared a small gleam of light
I beheld two radiant spirits
One was God, with face of fire
and a body like a man
And the other stood below him
My redeemer, Jesus Christ
And the other stood below him
My redeemer, Jesus Christ

3. As this light appeared from heaven
While I stood there in the woods
My mind it seemed to rise up
to the very throne of God
The lamb, once slain, appeared to me
And I felt such love to him
The lamb, once slain, appeared to me
And I felt such love to him

4. Oh how glorious this vision
when I saw the great Jehovah
And before his awful majesty
My mind was motionless
He told me that the churches
Had all become corrupt
He told me that the churches
Had all become corrupt

1. Charles G. Finney, 1821
2. Norris Stearns, 1815
3. Elias Smith, 1816
4. Asa Wild, 1823