With thanks to Femi Ashiru and the late Ian Joshua. You may also like Arkestar's remix - here is the link:
https://soundcloud.com/ocean-of-tunes-presents/brian-peters-a-man-of-promise-arkestar-rmx-2021-copy

Man of Promise (Brian Peters)

He was a man of promise coming down
Riding through the dusty white southern towns
They heard his music, they thought he was strange
But they needed somebody, it was time for change

They gave him their disease and they gave him hate
They led to the elders at the city gates
He toppled the tables at the house of commerce
And everyone was frightened of the man of promise
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He stood in the jaw of the lion
He walked through the trap of the bear
He laid in the nest of the eagle
And he trampled on the serpent’s head
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He was a man of promise come from God
He carried the scales and he carried the rod
The rod was straight, the scales were set
The writing on the wall was the letter of death

Everybody knew that the end would come
In a hail of bullets from a friendly gun
They strung up a recluse, a Judas, a Thomas
Then they started looking for another man of promise

Man Of Promise

Hello everyone! I've been here since July 2012. 
I hope you enjoy these songs. Thank you for listening!

A playlist: https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel/sets/brian-peters-the-song-man
My Kids: https://soundcloud.com/levana-and-jehan-peters

Those I've collaborated with, or who have covered my songs:

http://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel
https://soundcloud.com/john-hollingum
http://soundcloud.com/cindyeichardt
http://soundcloud.com/johnson-ramm
http://soundcloud.com/jordan-cannady
http://soundcloud.com/riccicoughlin
http://soundcloud.com/sunnidayz
http://soundcloud.com/pau-14
http://soundcloud.com/philipbridle
http://soundcloud.com/kobe-akita
http://soundcloud.com/experimentator
http://soundcloud.com/vladaroo
http://soundcloud.com/hebikjoudaar
http://soundcloud.com/rustystringz
http://soundcloud.com/chrisscheri
http://soundcloud.com/van-gabriel
http://soundcloud.com/spaghetti-hillbillies
http://soundcloud.com/deephod
http://soundcloud.com/tolu_lope
http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik
https://soundcloud.com/the-searchers
https://soundcloud.com/fernando-gonzalo
https://soundcloud.com/jrcros
https://soundcloud.com/emerfox
https://soundcloud.com/krum41
https://soundcloud.com/joakimlartey
https://soundcloud.com/ofemi
https://soundcloud.com/chrisliving
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1
https://soundcloud.com/textosh
https://soundcloud.com/sciencebase
https://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband
https://soundcloud.com/hilary-dirlam?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=0
https://soundcloud.com/the-celturian?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=0
https://soundcloud.com/raging-rausch
https://soundcloud.com/user-996383829
https://soundcloud.com/user-53145152-479345033