Bebo Norman - The Rebel Jesus

      
 
 THE REBEL JESUS ?? BEBO
 
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 All the streets are filled with laughter and light
 
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 and the music of the season
 
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 and the merchant's windows are all bright
 
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 with the faces of the children
 
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 and the families hurry into their homes
 
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 as the sky darkens and freezes
 
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 We'll be gathering around our hearths and tables
 
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 Giving thanks for God's graces
 
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 and the birth of the rebel Jesus
 
 
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 Well they call him by the Prince of Peace
 
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 And they call him by the Savior
 
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 and they pray to Him upon the seats
 
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 and in every bold endeavor
 
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 and they fill His chuches with their pride and gold
 
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 as their faith in Him increases
 
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 but they've turned the nature that I worship in
 
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 in the words of the rebel Jesus 
 
 
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 We guard our world with locks and guns
 
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 and we guard our fine posessions
 
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 and once a year when christmas comes
 
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 we give to our relations
 
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 and perhaps we give a little to the poor
 
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 if the generosity should seize us
 
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 but if anyone of us should interfere
 
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 in the business of why there are poor
 
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 we'll get the same as the rebel Jesus
 
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 but pardon me if I have seemed
 
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 to take the tone of judgment
 
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 for I've no wish to come between
 
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 this day and your enjoyment
 
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 in a life of hardship and of earthly toil
 
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 there's a need for anything that frees us
 
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 So I bid you pleasure and I bid you cheer
 
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 on the side of the rebel Jesus