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(Joy to the world the Lord is come)
Here was a man a man who was born in a small village the son of a peasant woman
He grew up in another small village
Until he reached the age of thirty he worked as a carpenter
Then for three years he was a traveling minister
But he never traveled more than two hundred miles from where he was born
And where he did go he usually walked
He never held political office he never wrote a book never bought a home
Never had a family he never went to college and he never set foot inside a big city
Yes here was a man
Though he never did one on the things usually associated with greatness
He had no credentials but himself he had nothing to do with this world
Except through the devine purpose that brought him to this world
While he was still a young man the tide of popular opinion turned against him
Most of his friends ran away one of them denied him
One of them betrayed him and turned him over to his enemies
Then he went through the mockery of a trial
And was nailed to a cross between two thieves
And even while he was dying his executioners gambled
For the only piece of property that he had in this world
And that was his robe his purple robe
When he was dead he was taken down from the cross
And laid in a borrowed grave provided by compassionate friends
More than nineteen centuries have come and gone
And today he`s a centerpiece of the human race
Our leader in the column to human destiny
I think I`m well within the mark when I say that all of the armies that ever marched All of the navies that ever sailed the seas
All of the legislative bodies that ever sat and all of the kings that ever reigned
All of them put together have not affected the life of man on this earth
So powerfully as that one solitary life
Here was a man (joy to the world the Lord is come)

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Release History

The Johnny Cash song "Here Was a Man" appears on the following albums:
The Man In Black, 1963-1969, Plus
1995

The Man In Black, 1963-1969, Plus

  1. Ring of Fire (2:47)
  2. The Matador (2:48)
  3. I'd Still Be There (2:36)
  4. Still in Town (2:36)
  5. El Matador (Spanish) (2:48)
  6. Fuego D'Amor (Anillo De Fuego) (Spanish)) (2:37)
  7. My Old Faded Rose (2:46)
  8. It Ain't Me, Babe (3:05)
  9. Don't Think Twice,it's Alright (2:45)
  10. One Too Many Mornings (2:40)
  11. Mama, You've Been On My Mind (2:56)
  12. The Long Black Veil (3:10)
  13. The Wall (1:49)
  14. Orange Blossom Special (4:01)
  15. Troublesome Waters (3:52)
  16. I Walk The Line (2:50)
  17. Folsom Prison Blues (2:42)
  18. Wreck of The Old '97 (2:48)
  19. Hey Porter (2:11)
  20. Big River (2:29)
  21. All God's Children Ain't Free (2:15)
  22. Amen (2:08)
  23. When It's Springtime In Alaska (2:39)
  24. You Wild Colorado (1:48)
  25. Danny Boy (3:19)
  26. I Still Miss Someone (2:36)
  27. Give My Love to Rose (2:46)
  28. Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye (2:13)

    29. Disc 2

  29. Dark As a Dungeon (2:31)
  30. Bottom Of The Mountain (2:29)
  31. Understand Your Man (2:42)
  32. Time And Time Again (2:12)
  33. Hardin Wouldn't Run (3:48)
  34. A Certain Kinda Hurtin' (2:03)
  35. How Did You Get Away From Me (2:03)
  36. Bad News (2:57)
  37. A Cup Of Coffee (4:45)
  38. Dirty Old Egg Sucking Hound (2:27)
  39. The One on The Right is on The Left (2:51)
  40. Concerning Your New Song (3:31)
  41. The Bug That Tried to Crawl Around The World (2:58)
  42. Flushed from The Bathroom of Your Heart (2:05)
  43. Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog (2:09)
  44. Take Me Home (2:43)
  45. The Song Of The Coward (3:36)
  46. Please Don't Play Red River Valley (2:57)
  47. Foolish Questions (3:12)
  48. The Singing Star's Queen (3:00)
  49. Austin Prison (2:10)
  50. Boa Constrictor (1:47)
  51. Everybody Loves a Nut (2:08)
  52. The Sound Of Laughter (2:40)
  53. Joe Bean (3:08)

    54. Disc 3

  54. The Frozen Logger (2:24)
  55. The Baby Is Mine (2:33)
  56. Happy to Be with You (3:14)
  57. For Lovin' Me (2:40)
  58. Wabash Cannonball (2:42)
  59. Guess Things Happen That Way (1:43)
  60. Happiness is You (2:59)
  61. Ancient History (2:23)
  62. You Comb Her Hair (2:42)
  63. A Wound Time Can't Erase (2:37)
  64. Is This My Destiny? (2:32)
  65. Jackson (2:47)
  66. Pack up Your Sorrows (2:30)
  67. The Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man (2:36)
  68. Fast Boat To Sidney (2:31)
  69. You'll Be All Right (1:49)
  70. I Got a Woman (3:19)
  71. What'd I Say (2:51)
  72. Oh, What a Good Thing We Had (2:47)
  73. No No No (1:52)
  74. Shanty Town (2:23)
  75. The Matador (Original) (2:47)
  76. Wer Kennt Den Weg (Without Vocal Chorus) (2:35)
  77. In Virginia (Without Vocal Chorus) (2:11)
  78. Kleine Rosmarie (Without Vocal Chorus) (1:57)
  79. Besser So, Jenny-Jo (Without Vocal Chorus) (2:28)
  80. Wer Kennt Den Weg (2:04)
  81. In Virginia (2:07)
  82. Kleine Rosmarie (1:57)
  83. Besser So, Jenny-Jo (2:11)

    84. Disc 4

  84. Thunderball (2:53)
  85. The Sons of Katie Elder (2:35)
  86. Put The Sugar To Bed (2:24)
  87. Red Velvet (2:48)
  88. Rosanna's Going Wild (2:00)
  89. The Wind Changes (2:49)
  90. On The Line (2:22)
  91. Roll Call (2:27)
  92. You Beat All I Ever Saw (2:10)
  93. I Tremble For You (2:15)
  94. Cattle Call (Instrumental) (2:07)
  95. Bill's Theme (Instrumental) (2:11)
  96. Outside Looking In (Instrumental) (2:33)
  97. Spanish Harlem (Instrumental) (2:41)
  98. The Folk Singer (3:06)
  99. Southwind (3:15)
  100. The Devil To Pay (3:28)
  101. 'Cause I Love You (2:34)
  102. See Ruby Fall (2:52)
  103. Route # 1, Box 144 (2:29)
  104. Sing A Traveling Song (3:06)
  105. If I Were a Carpenter (2:18)
  106. To Beat The Devil (4:24)
  107. Blistered (2:24)
  108. Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill (2:33)
  109. I've Got A Thing About Trains (2:50)
  110. Six White Horses (2:45)
  111. Jesus Was A Carpenter (3:58)
  112. The Man In Black (2:52)

    113. Disc 5

  113. The Christmas Spirit (5:02)
  114. I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day (2:31)
  115. Blue Christmas (2:23)
  116. The Gifts They Gave (3:33)
  117. Here Was a Man (2:43)
  118. Christmas As I Knew It (3:40)
  119. Silent Night (3:29)
  120. The Little Drummer Boy (2:37)
  121. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (3:00)
  122. Ringing The Bells for Jim (2:46)
  123. We Are The Shepherds (3:13)
  124. Who Kept The Sheep (1:56)
  125. The Ballad Of The Harp Weaver (4:23)
  126. Wildwood Flower (2:14)
  127. Engine 143 (3:34)
  128. Keep On The Sunnyside (2:28)
  129. Single Girl, Married Girl (2:21)
  130. The Banks Of The Ohio (4:05)
  131. My Clinch Mountain Home (2:56)
  132. Lonesome Valley (2:04)
  133. Worried Man Blues (2:39)
  134. The Wabash Cannonball (2:32)
  135. Brown Hearted Lover (2:24)
  136. Brown Eyes (3:26)
  137. I'm Working On A Building (2:41)
  138. Gathering Flowers From The Hillside (2:35)
  139. When The Roses Bloom Again (2:37)

    140. Disc 6

  140. Rock Island Line (2:24)
  141. Ballad of Ira Hayes (3:25)
  142. Keep On The Sunny Side (1:42)
The Man in Black: 1963-'69 Plus
06 October 1995

The Man in Black: 1963-'69 Plus

  1. Dark As a Dungeon (2:31)
  2. Ring of Fire (2:47)
  3. The Christmas Spirit (5:02)
  4. The Frozen Logger (2:24)
  5. Thunderball (2:53)
  6. Bottom Of The Mountain (2:29)
  7. I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day (2:31)
  8. The Baby Is Mine (2:33)
  9. The Matador (2:48)
  10. The Sons of Katie Elder (2:35)
  11. Blue Christmas (2:23)
  12. Happy to Be with You (3:14)
  13. I'd Still Be There (2:36)
  14. Put The Sugar To Bed (2:24)
  15. Understand Your Man (2:42)
  16. For Lovin' Me (2:40)
  17. Red Velvet (2:48)
  18. Rock Island Line (2:24)
  19. Still in Town (2:36)
  20. The Gifts They Gave (3:33)
  21. Time And Time Again (2:12)
  22. El Matador (Spanish) (2:48)
  23. Here Was a Man (2:43)
  24. Rosanna's Going Wild (2:00)
  25. Wabash Cannonball (2:42)
  26. Christmas As I Knew It (3:40)
  27. Fuego D'Amor (Anillo De Fuego) (Spanish)) (2:37)
  28. Guess Things Happen That Way (1:43)
  29. Hardin Wouldn't Run (3:48)
  30. The Wind Changes (2:49)
  31. Ballad of Ira Hayes (3:25)
  32. Happiness is You (2:59)
  33. My Old Faded Rose (2:46)
  34. On The Line (2:22)
  35. Silent Night (3:29)
  36. A Certain Kinda Hurtin' (2:03)
  37. Ancient History (2:23)
  38. It Ain't Me, Babe (3:05)
  39. Keep On The Sunny Side (1:42)
  40. Roll Call (2:27)
  41. The Little Drummer Boy (2:37)
  42. Don't Think Twice,it's Alright (2:45)
  43. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (3:00)
  44. You Beat All I Ever Saw (2:10)
  45. You Comb Her Hair (2:42)
  46. A Wound Time Can't Erase (2:37)
  47. How Did You Get Away From Me (2:03)
  48. I Tremble For You (2:15)
  49. One Too Many Mornings (2:40)
  50. Ringing The Bells for Jim (2:46)
  51. Bad News (2:57)
  52. Cattle Call (Instrumental) (2:07)
  53. Is This My Destiny? (2:32)
  54. Mama, You've Been On My Mind (2:56)
  55. We Are The Shepherds (3:13)
  56. A Cup Of Coffee (4:45)
  57. Bill's Theme (Instrumental) (2:11)
  58. Jackson (2:47)
  59. The Long Black Veil (3:10)
  60. Who Kept The Sheep (1:56)
  61. Dirty Old Egg Sucking Hound (2:27)
  62. Outside Looking In (Instrumental) (2:33)
  63. Pack up Your Sorrows (2:30)
  64. The Ballad Of The Harp Weaver (4:23)
  65. The Wall (1:49)
  66. Orange Blossom Special (4:01)
  67. Spanish Harlem (Instrumental) (2:41)
  68. The Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man (2:36)
  69. The One on The Right is on The Left (2:51)
  70. Wildwood Flower (2:14)
  71. Concerning Your New Song (3:31)
  72. Engine 143 (3:34)
  73. Fast Boat To Sidney (2:31)
  74. The Folk Singer (3:06)
  75. Troublesome Waters (3:52)
  76. I Walk The Line (2:50)
  77. Keep On The Sunnyside (2:28)
  78. Southwind (3:15)
  79. The Bug That Tried to Crawl Around The World (2:58)
  80. You'll Be Alright (1:49)
  81. Flushed from The Bathroom of Your Heart (2:05)
  82. Folsom Prison Blues (2:42)
  83. I Got a Woman (3:19)
  84. Single Girl, Married Girl (2:21)
  85. The Devil To Pay (3:28)
  86. 'Cause I Love You (2:34)
  87. Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog (2:09)
  88. The Banks Of The Ohio (4:05)
  89. What'd I Say (1995) (2:45)
  90. Wreck of The Old '97 (2:48)
  91. Hey Porter (2:11)
  92. My Clinch Mountain Home (2:56)
  93. Oh, What a Good Thing We Had (2:47)
  94. See Ruby Fall (2:52)
  95. Take Me Home (2:43)
  96. Big River (2:29)
  97. Lonesome Valley (2:04)
  98. No No No (1:52)
  99. Route # 1, Box 144 (2:29)
  100. The Song Of The Coward (3:36)
  101. All God's Children Ain't Free (2:15)
  102. Please Don't Play Red River Valley (2:57)
  103. Shantytown (2:23)
  104. Sing A Traveling Song (3:06)
  105. Worried Man Blues (2:39)
  106. Amen (2:08)
  107. Foolish Questions (3:12)
  108. If I Were a Carpenter (2:18)
  109. The Wabash Cannonball (2:32)
  110. What'd I Say (2:51)
  111. Brown Hearted Lover (2:24)
  112. The Singing Star's Queen (3:00)
  113. To Beat The Devil (4:24)
  114. When It's Springtime In Alaska (2:39)
  115. Austin Prison (2:10)
  116. Blistered (2:24)
  117. Brown Eyes (3:26)
  118. The Matador (Original) (2:47)
  119. You Wild Colorado (1:48)
  120. Boa Constrictor (1:47)
  121. Danny Boy (3:19)
  122. I'm Working On A Building (2:41)
  123. Wer Kennt Den Weg (Without Vocal Chorus) (2:35)
  124. Wrinkled Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill (2:33)
  125. Everybody Loves a Nut (2:08)
  126. Gathering Flowers From The Hillside (2:35)
  127. I Still Miss Someone (2:36)
  128. I've Got A Thing About Trains (2:50)
  129. In Virginia (Without Vocal Chorus) (2:11)
  130. Give My Love to Rose (2:46)
  131. Kleine Rosmarie (Without Vocal Chorus) (1:57)
  132. Six White Horses (2:45)
  133. The Sound Of Laughter (2:40)
  134. When The Roses Bloom Again (2:37)
  135. Besser So, Jenny-Jo (Without Vocal Chorus) (2:28)
  136. Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye (2:13)
  137. Jesus Was A Carpenter (3:58)
  138. Joe Bean (3:08)
  139. The Man In Black (2:52)
  140. Wer Kennt Den Weg (2:04)
  141. In Virginia (2:07)
  142. Kleine Rosmarie (1:57)
  143. Besser So, Jenny-Jo (2:11)

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