Rebel Jesus-Kate & Anna McGarrigle

[ti:Rebel Jesus] [ar:Kate & Anna McGarrigle] [al:The McGarrigle Christmas Hour] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rebel Jesus - Kate & Anna McGarrigle [00:21.87]All the streets are [00:23.16]Filled with laughter and light [00:25.76]And the music of the season [00:29.92]And the merchants windows are all bright [00:34.06]With the faces of the children [00:38.03]And the families hurrying to their homes [00:42.38]As the sky darkens and freezes [00:46.54]Will be gathering [00:48.62]Around the hearths and tables [00:50.72]Giving thanks for God's graces [00:56.89]And the birth of the rebel Jesus [01:03.56]They call him by the prince of peace [01:06.54] [01:07.24]And they call Him by the Savior [01:11.45]And they pray to Him upon the seas [01:15.58]And in every bold endeavor [01:19.74]And they fill His churches [01:21.82]With their pride and gold [01:23.88]As their faith in Him increases [01:27.89]But they've turned the nature [01:30.05]That I worship in [01:32.16]From a temple to a robber's den [01:38.47]In the words of the rebel Jesus [01:44.33] [02:03.75]We guard our world with locks and guns [02:07.53]And we guard our fine possessions [02:11.92]And once a year when Christmas comes [02:15.83]We give to our relations [02:19.91]And perhaps we give a little to the poor [02:24.06]If the generosity should seize us [02:28.25]And if any one of us should interfere [02:32.41]In the business of why there are poor [02:38.56]They get the same as the rebel Jesus [02:44.41] [02:45.31]But please forgive me if I've seemed [02:49.30]To take the tone of judgment [02:53.47]For I've no reason to come between [02:57.73]This day and your enjoyment [03:01.49]In this life of hardship fill the earthly toil [03:05.61]We have a need for anything that frees us [03:09.59]So I bid you pleasure and I bid you cheer [03:13.76]From a heathen and a pagan [03:20.01]On the side of the rebel Jesus [03:26.13] [03:40.87]In this life of hardship fill the earthly toil [03:44.84]They have a need for anything that frees us [03:48.78]So I bid you pleasure and I bid you cheer [03:53.04]From a heathen and a pagan [03:59.44]On the side of the rebel Jesus