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This is a simple challenge

"Hallelujah" is a song written by Canadian singer , originally released on his album (1984). Achieving little initial success, the song found greater popular acclaim through a new version recorded by in 1991 by John Cale. His version reached #259 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 songs of all time.

The song achieved widespread popularity after Cale's version of it was featured in the 2001 film Shrek . Many other arrangements have been performed in recordings and in concert, with more than 300 versions known as of 2008. The song has been used in film and television soundtracks and televised talent contests. "Hallelujah" experienced renewed interest following Cohen's death in November 2016 and re-appeared on international singles charts, including entering the American Billboard Hot 100  for the first time.

This challenge, if you accept it, is to write your own version of this amazing song.

I will start it off with a couple versions that I wrote and I will post all versions that you send to me.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GENERAL RULES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*All poems should follow the same basic format as the original song (stanza wise)

**Poets can submit on their own or collaborate with another poet and submit the finished lyric

***Publish the finished work in your own collections as well and be sure to mention the collection at the end of the poem

****Poems can be submitted through the 'CONVERSATION' message board on my site and I will take the poem from there

*****Any questions, please ask

I have included a copy of Leonard Cohen's original lyrics to show the format

HALLELUJAH (Leonard Cohen 1984)

Now I've heard there was a secret chord

That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
The minor falls, the major lifts
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well, really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, HallelujahHallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah