D
All the streets are filled with laughter and light
G A
And the music of the season
D
And the merchants' windows are all bright
Dmaj7 Bm
With the faces of the children
G D
And the families hurrying to their homes
G D
As the sky darkens and freezes
G D
We'll be gathering around their hearths and tables
Bm A
Giving thanks for God's graces
G A D
And the birth of the rebel Jesus
D
Well they call him by the prince of peace
G A
And they call him by the savior
D
And they pray to him upon the seas
Dmaj7 Bm
And in every bold endeavor
G D
And they fill His churches with their pride and gold
G D
As their faith in Him increases
G D
But they've turned the nature that I worshipped in
Bm A
From a temple to a robber's den
G A D
In the words of the rebel Jesus
Instrumental
D
We guard our world with locks and guns
G A
And we guard our fine possessions
D
And once a year when Christmas comes
Dmaj7 Bm
We give to our relations
G D
And perhaps we give a little to the poor
G D
If the generosity should seize us
G D
But if any one of us should interfere
Bm A
In the business of why there are poor
G A D
They get the same as the rebel Jesus
D
But pardon me if I have seemed
G A
To take the tone of judgment
D
For I've no wish to come between
Dmaj7 Bm
This day and your enjoyment
G D
In a life of hardship and of earthly toil
G D
There’s a need for anything that frees us
G
So I bid you pleasure
D
And I bid you cheer
Bm A
From a heathen and a pagan
G A D
On the side of the rebel Jesus
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