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
                  D7M               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
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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


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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
       D7M              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
        D7M                    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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