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Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land,
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a carpenter, true and brave.
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Said to the rich, "Give your goods to the poor",
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so they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.
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Jesus was a man, a carpenter by hand,
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carpenter true and brave.
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And a dirty little coward called Judas Iscariot,
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laid Jesus Christ in His grave.
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The people of the land took Jesus by the hand,
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they followed Him far and wide.
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"I come not to bring you peace, but a sword",
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so they killed Jesus Christ on the sly.
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He went to the sick, he went to the poor,
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and he went to the hungry and the lame.
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Said that the poor would one day win the world,
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so they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.
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One day Jesus stopped at a rich man's door.
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"What must I do to be saved?"
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"Sell all your goods and give it to the poor",
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so they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.
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They nailed Him there to die on a cross in the sky,
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in the lightning, the thunder and the rain.
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Judas Iscariot committed suicide,
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when they laid poor Jesus in his grave.
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When the love of the poor shall some day turn to hate,
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when the patience of the workers gives away,
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it would be better for you rich if you never had been born,
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so they laid Jesus Christ in His grave.
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This song was written in New York City,
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of rich man, preachers, and slaves.
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Jesus was to preach what He preached in Galilee,
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they would lay Jesus Christ in His grave.