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In defense of Sydney Carter, who was an interesting character, he never intended for that song to be used in church. He was a folk-singer type and not particularly religious - to the extent he was, he was a Quaker.

And "Lord of the Dance" was not intended to stand alone -- it is supposed to be paired with this song:

The Carpenter/Friday Morning

It was on a Friday morning that they took me from the cell
and I saw they had a carpenter to crucify as well
You can blame it on to Pilate
You can blame it on the Jews
You can blame it on the Devil
It's God I accuse
It's God they ought to crucify instead of you and me
I said to the carpenter, a-hanging on the tree

You can blame it on to Adam
You can blame it on to Eve
You can blame it on the apple,
but that I can’t believe
It was God that made the Devil
And the woman and the man
And there wouldn’t be an apple
If it wasn’t in the plan
It's God they ought to crucify instead of you and me
I said to the carpenter, a-hanging on the tree

Now Barabbas was a killer
And they let Barabbas go
But you are being crucified
For nothing that I know
And your God is up in Heaven
and He doesn’t do a thing
With a million angels watching
and they never move a wing
It's God they ought to crucify instead of you and me
I said to the carpenter, a-hanging on the tree

To hell with Jehova
To the carpenter I said
I wish that a carpenter
had made the world instead
Goodbye and good luck to you
our ways will soon divide
Remember me tomorrow
The man you hung beside
It's God they ought to crucify instead of you and me
I said to the carpenter, a-hanging on the tree

In defense of Sydney Carter, who was an interesting character, he never intended for that song to be used in church.

I wish music ministers knew that. They play that awful song as an entrance hymn, and I cringe whenever I hear it performed.

On the topic, another awful entrance hymn [again, sic] which is still performed by some clueless music ministers: “Here We Are, All Together”:

Chorus: Here we are all together
As we sing our song joyfully
Here we are all together
As we pray we’ll always be

Join we now as one
To celebrate
The brotherhood we share,
All as one
Keep the fire burning
Kindle it with care
Let us all join in and sing. (Chorus)

Glorify our God
With all our voices
Show him we are sincere
By all our deeds
Shout the joys of freedom everywhere
Let us all join in and sing. (Chorus)