When Joseph of Judah first heard the news
That his wife’s baby boy was the king of the Jews
He thought long and hard and decided to go
Till the angel of God came to him and said, “No”
So Joe packed his bag and his new wife, Mary
And those two that left town would come back to town three
The third was the child who could set us all free
From the migrants down south to the rich shining sea
He has pulled down the princes, exalted the low
Fed the hungry good things, said the rich had to go
He called up on Peter, and he called up on Paul
He said mercy’s upon us, yes mercy for all
He called out to Simon, “Come fishing with me”
Did he carry a net, pole or water for three?
Still, Peter he came—except those hours before dawn
When he passed up the buck, as our man, he passed on
Struck down mighty Saul, said, “You son of a bitch
All this killing you're doing just makes my neck itch
And so I’m making you blind till I hope you might see:
All your murdering thunder ain’t doing for me”
He has pulled down the princes, exalted the low
Fed the hungry good things, said the rich had to go
He called up on Peter, and he called up on Paul
He said mercy’s upon us, yes mercy for all
Could you ever believe that this was the way
That the Lord up above chose to make his big play?
Not by sending an army or ship down from Mars
But a small baby boy who was born neath the stars
He has pulled down the princes, exalted the low
Fed the hungry good things, said the rich had to go
He called up on Peter, and he called up on Paul
He said mercy’s upon us, yes mercy for all
credits
from Xmas,
released December 11, 2020
Written by Joseph Bradshaw
Sparse, but highly effective and moving. Thom's reflecting with you on the year gone by, brought a guitar and some bells and pulls all the strings in your heart.
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