The Rebel Jesus-Bebo Norman

[ti:The Rebel Jesus] [ar:Bebo Norman] [al:Christmas Top 5] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.02]The Rebel Jesus (反抗的耶稣) - Bebo Norman [00:08.56]Written by：Jackson Browne [00:09.94]All the streets [00:11.36]Are filled [00:12.13]With laughter [00:12.90]And light [00:13.29] [00:14.21]And the music [00:15.76]Of the season [00:17.14] [00:18.31]And the [00:18.81]Merchants' windows [00:20.46] [00:20.98]Are all bright [00:21.80] [00:22.73]With the faces [00:23.64]Of the children [00:25.13] [00:26.61]And the families [00:27.71]Hurrying [00:28.20] [00:28.76]To their homes [00:30.07] [00:30.71]As the sky darkens [00:32.95]And freezes [00:33.79] [00:34.81]They'll be gathering [00:36.08] [00:36.78]Around the hearths [00:37.80]And tables [00:38.30] [00:39.21]Giving thanks [00:39.99]For all god's graces [00:42.05] [00:45.31]And the birth [00:46.43]Of the rebel Jesus [00:48.31] [00:51.53]Well they call him [00:52.94]By the prince [00:54.46]Of peace [00:54.87] [00:55.52]And they call him [00:57.14]By the Savior [00:58.50] [00:59.55]And they pray [01:00.64]To him [01:01.91]Upon the seas [01:02.95] [01:03.81]And in every [01:05.13]Bold endeavor [01:06.67] [01:07.95]As they fill [01:09.20]His churches [01:10.18]With their pride [01:10.91]And gold [01:11.33] [01:12.11]And their faith [01:13.40]In him increases [01:14.36] [01:16.16]But they've [01:16.74]Turned the nature [01:18.05] [01:18.62]That I worshipped in [01:19.87] [01:20.57]From a temple [01:21.26] [01:22.64]To a robber's den [01:24.89] [01:26.73]In the words [01:27.60]Of the rebel Jesus [01:30.07] [02:08.48]We guard our world [02:09.72] [02:10.32]With locks and guns [02:11.37] [02:12.11]And we guard [02:12.72] [02:13.30]Our fine possessions [02:15.19] [02:16.43]And once a year [02:17.91] [02:18.55]When Christmas comes [02:19.52] [02:20.38]We give [02:21.57]To our relations [02:23.06] [02:24.52]And perhaps we give [02:26.41]A little to the poor [02:28.03] [02:28.67]If the generosity [02:30.84]Should seize us [02:31.93] [02:32.81]But if any one of us [02:35.27]Should interfere [02:35.85] [02:37.07]In the business of why [02:39.75] [02:41.08]They are poor [02:41.75] [02:43.04]They get the same [02:44.34]As the rebel Jesus [02:46.66] [02:49.70]But pardonly [02:50.92] [02:51.54]If I seem [02:52.58] [02:53.64]To take the tone [02:55.11] [02:55.73]Of judgement [02:56.56] [02:57.74]For I've no wish [02:59.88]To come between [03:00.86] [03:01.92]This day [03:02.88]And your enjoyment [03:04.87] [03:05.92]In this life [03:06.61] [03:07.21]Of hardship [03:08.33]And of earthly toil [03:09.31] [03:10.03]We have need [03:11.29]For anything [03:12.31]That frees us [03:13.35] [03:14.10]So I bid you [03:15.56]Pleasure [03:15.77] [03:16.45]And I bid you [03:17.48]Cheer [03:17.95] [03:18.49]From a heathen [03:19.65] [03:20.56]And a pagan [03:21.98] [03:24.66]On the side [03:25.48]Of the Rebel Jesus