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The Penguin Discography: The Rebel Jesus




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The Rebel Jesus
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Jackson Browne

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Date Performance 1997-00-00
Running Time 4:37
Performers Jackson Browne (Vocals), Jackson Browne (Piano), David Lindley (Viola), Jai (Jay) Winding (Harmonium), Jai (Jay) Winding (Synth), L(o)uis (Cristobal) Conte (Shaker), Mauricio Fritz Lewak (Snare), Mauricio Fritz Lewak (Surdu), Kevin James McCormick (Bass), Jackson Browne (Produced By), Paul Dieter (Recorded By), Paul Dieter (Mixed By), Sebastian Haimerl (Recording Assisted By), Sebastian Haimerl (Mixing Assisted By), Ed Cherney/Chernay (Mixed By)
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The Next Voice You Hear: The Best Of Jackson Browne (1997)
Jackson Browne

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The streets are filled with laughter and light
And the music of the season
And the merchants' windows are all bright
With the faces of the children
And the families hurrying to their homes
As the sky darkens and freezes
Will be gathering around the hearths and tables
Giving thanks for God's graces
And the birth of the rebel Jesus

They call him by the "Prince of Peace"
And they call him by "The Saviour"
And they pray to him upon the sea
And in every bold endeavor
And they fill his churches with their pride and gold
As their faith in him increases
But they've turned the nature that I worship in
From a temple to a robber's den
In the words of the rebel Jesus

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 seize us
But if any one of us should interfere
In the business of why they are poor
They get the same as the rebel Jesus

But pardon me if I have seemed
To take the tone of judgement
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

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Published by: Swallow Turn Music, ASCAP

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2009-05-27