5 , ▁performed ▁in ▁German ▁by ▁Stone ▁& ▁Stone . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁performed ▁third ▁on ▁the ▁night , ▁following ▁Ireland ' s ▁Edd ie ▁Fri el ▁with ▁" D ream in '" ▁and ▁preceding ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ' s ▁Dav or in ▁Pop ović ▁with ▁" D v ades et ▁pr vi ▁vij ek ". ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁voting , ▁it ▁had ▁received ▁ 1 ▁point , ▁placing ▁ 2 3 rd ▁( last ) ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁ 2 3 , ▁being ▁sp ared ▁from ▁the ▁dread ed ▁n ul ▁points ▁by ▁Mal ta , ▁which ▁voted ▁second ▁to ▁last ▁among ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁compet ing ▁countries . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁written ▁as ▁a ▁religious ly ▁them ed ▁ball ad , ▁with ▁the ▁singer ▁express ing ▁her ▁love ▁and ▁dev otion ▁to ▁God , ▁and ▁explaining ▁that ▁this ▁faith ▁serves ▁to ▁comfort ▁her ▁in ▁trouble d ▁times . ▁Stone ▁& ▁Stone ▁also ▁recorded ▁an ▁English - language ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁bearing ▁the ▁title ▁"( Oh ▁Lord ) ▁I ▁Real ized ▁It ' s ▁You ". ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁rapidly ▁expand ing ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁Cont est , ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Cont est ▁that ▁all ▁entries ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁pre - qual ify ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁opinions ▁of ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁jud ges ▁listening ▁to ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁songs . ▁The ▁would - be ▁German ▁entr ant ▁( Le on ▁with ▁"