Jesus Christ

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    Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land,
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    a carpenter, true and brave.
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    Said to the rich, "Give your goods to the poor",
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    so they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.

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Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand,
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carpenter true and brave.
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And a dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot,
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laid Jesus Christ in His grave.

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    The people of the land took Jesus by the hand,
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    they followed Him far and wide.
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   "I come not to bring you peace, but a sword",
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    so they killed Jesus Christ on the sly.

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    He went to the sick, he went to the poor,
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    and he went to the hungry and the lame.
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    Said that the poor would one day win the world,
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    so they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.

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    One day Jesus stopped at a rich man's door.
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    "What must I do to be saved?"
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    "Sell all your goods and give it to the poor",
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    so they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.

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    They nailed Him there to die on a cross in the sky,
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    in the lightning, the thunder and the rain.
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    Judas Iscariot committed suicide,
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    when they laid poor Jesus in his grave.

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    When the love of the poor shall some day turn to hate,
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    when the patience of the workers gives away,
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    it would be better for you rich if you never had been born,
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    so they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.

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    This song was written in New York City,
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    of rich man, preachers, and slaves.
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    Jesus was to preach what He preached in Galilee,
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    they would lay Jesus Christ in His grave.