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THE REBEL JESUS – BEBO 
CAll the streets are filled with laughter and light
Gand the music of the season
Cand the merchant's windows are all bright
Gwith Emthe faces of the children
Cand tGhe families hurry into their homes
Cas tGhe sky darkens and freezes
CWe'll Gbe gathering around our hearths and tables
FGiviCng thanks for God's graces
Cand DthCe birth of the rebel Jesus
CWell they call him by the Prince of Peace
GAnd they call him by the Savior
Cand they pray to Him upon the seats
Gand Emin every bold endeavor
Cand tGhey fill His chuches with their pride and gold 
Cas tGheir faith in Him increases
Cbut tGhey've turned the nature that I worship in 
Ffrom Ca temple to a robber's den
Cin tGhe Cwords of the rebel Jesus 
CWe guard our world with locks and guns
Gand we guard our fine posessions
Cand once a year when christmas comes 
Gwe Emgive to our relations
Cand Gperhaps we give a little to the poor
Cif tGhe generosity should seize us 
Cbut Gif anyone of us should interfere 
Fin tChe business of why there are poor
Cwe'lGl gCet the same as the rebel Jesus
Cbut pardon me if I have seemed
Gto take the tone of judgment
Cfor I've no wish to come between
GthiEms day and your enjoyment
Cin a Glife of hardship and of earthly toil
CtherGe's a need for anything that frees us
CSo I Gbid you pleasure and I bid you cheer
Ffrom Ca heathen and a pagan
Con Gthe Cside of the rebel Jesus

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The Rebel Jesus

by Bebo Norman

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THE REBEL JESUS – BEBO

All the streets are filled with laughter and light

and the music of the season

and the merchant's windows are all bright

G Em

with the faces of the children

C G

and the families hurry into their homes

C G

as the sky darkens and freezes

C G

We'll be gathering around our hearths and tables

F C

Giving thanks for God's graces

C D C

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

G Em

and in every bold endeavor

C G

and they fill His chuches with their pride and gold

C G

as their faith in Him increases

C G

but they've turned the nature that I worship in

F C

from a temple to a robber's den

C G C

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

G Em

we give to our relations

C G

and perhaps we give a little to the poor

C G

if the generosity should seize us

C G

but if anyone of us should interfere

F C

in the business of why there are poor

C G C

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

G Em

this day and your enjoyment

C G

in a life of hardship and of earthly toil

C G

there's a need for anything that frees us

C G

So I bid you pleasure and I bid you cheer

F C

from a heathen and a pagan

C G C

on the side of the rebel Jesus

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