The Rebel Jesus
Bebo NormanVersion1
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All the streets are filled with laughter and light
and the music of the season
and the merchant's windows are all bright
with the faces of the children
and the families hurry into their homes
as the sky darkens and freezes
We'll be gathering around our hearths and tables
Giving thanks for God's graces
and the birth of the rebel Jesus
Well they call him by the Prince of Peace
And they call him by the Savior
and they pray to Him upon the seats
and in every bold endeavor
and they fill His chuches with their pride and gold
as their faith in Him increases
but they've turned the nature that I worship in
from a temple to a robber's den
in the words of the rebel Jesus
We guard our world with locks and guns
and we guard our fine posessions
and once a year when christmas comes
we give to our relations
and perhaps we give a little to the poor
if the generosity should seize us
but if anyone of us should interfere
in the business of why there are poor
we'll get the same as the rebel Jesus
but pardon me if I have seemed
to take the tone of judgment
for I've no wish to come between
this day and your enjoyment
in a life of hardship and of earthly toil
there's a need for anything that frees us
So I bid you pleasure and I bid you cheer
from a heathen and a pagan
on the side of the rebel Jesus
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Readable chord sheet for The Rebel Jesus by Bebo Norman
[C]All the streets are filled with laughter and light [G]and the music of the season [C]and the merchant's windows are all bright [G]with the faces of the ch[Em]ildren [C]and the families hurry into thei[G]r homes [C]as the sky darkens and f[G]reezes [C]We'll be gathering around our he[G]arths and tables [F]Giving thanks for God's [C]graces [C]and the birth of[D] the rebel Jesus[C] [C]Well they call him by the Prince of Peace [G]And they call him by the Savior [C]and they pray to Him upon the seats [G]and in every bold endeav[Em]or [C]and they fill His chuches with t[G]heir pride and gold [C]as their faith in Him in[G]creases [C]but they've turned the nature th[G]at I worship in [F]from a temple to a robbe[C]r's den [C]in the words of the rebe[G]l Jesus [C] [C]We guard our world with locks and guns [G]and we guard our fine posessions [C]and once a year when christmas comes [G]we give to our r[Em]elations [C]and perhaps we give a li[G]ttle to the poor [C]if the generosity should[G] seize us [C]but if anyone of us shou[G]ld interfere [F]in the business of why t[C]here are poor [C]we'll get the same as th[G]e rebel Jesus [C] [C]but pardon me if I have seemed [G]to take the tone of judgment [C]for I've no wish to come between [G]this day and you[Em]r enjoyment [C]in a life of hardship an[G]d of earthly toil [C]there's a need for anyth[G]ing that frees us [C]So I bid you pleasure an[G]d I bid you cheer [F]from a heathen and a pag[C]an [C]on the side of t[G]he rebel Jesus [C]