Rebel Jesus

All the streets are filled

With laughter and light

And the music of the season

And the merchant windows are all bright

With the faces of the children

And the families hurry into their homes

While the sky darkens and freezes

We'll be gathering round the hearths and tables

Giving thanks for all God's graces

And the birth of the rebel Jesus

Well they call him by the prince of peace

They call him by the savior

They pray to him upon the sea

And in every bold endeavor

And they fill his churches with pride and gold

As their faith in him increases

And they turn the nature that I worship in

From a temple to a robber's den

In the name of the rebel Jesus

Well we guard our world with locks and guns

And we guard our fine possessions

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 see this

But if any one of us should interfere

In the business or while they are poor

They get the same as the rebel Jesus

Now pardon me if I have seemed

To take a 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