The Rebel Jesus

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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 merchants' windows are all bright  
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With the faces of the children,  
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And the families hurrying to their homes  
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As the sky darkens and freezes  
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Will be gathering around their 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 seas  
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And in every bold endeavor,  
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And they fill his churches 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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From a temple to "a robbers' den,"  
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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 possessions,  
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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 any one of us should interfere  
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In the business of why they are poor,  
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They 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 this 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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From a heathen and a pagan  
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On the side of the rebel Jesus.  

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