i saw a shining star rising from the east i thought maybe maybe maybe it was coming for me mother mary held her belly and the father was pleased baby jesus i hear you crying for me mother mary dont you know that you were never on your own father joseph when you dream i am comfort comforting its only me baby jesus when youre scared i am always always there daddy please take this cup from me little john is gonna turn the hearts of fathers to their children and from the moment he kicked inside of elizabeths stomach i knew i was too frail to stomach this what a jump from heaven to come down here for me i pray to god my soul to keep me safe for eternity dont be frightened mary i know its a lot to carry but i have been preparing you for the coming of the lord i wonder what this child will turn out to be and i can just hear so many people singing nothing ive had an epiphany lets kill all the children to be certain that weve killed him but ive got a lot of childrens books that dont mention killing children i think we watered down the stories so theyll taste better with the wine and we are a sleeping giant but the lord will wake us up in time so prophet of the most high the prophecy is nearly nigh and im singing with the shepherds and the angels and the saints on the birth night glory be to heaven high and peace on earth to all those in whom god delights i offered you gold and incense would you take it as a sacrifice and like simeon i will not die till i have seen the messiah with my own eyes well ive seen him with my own eyes so mother mary dont you know that you are never on your own and father joseph cant you see that mother mary trusted me and baby jesus when youre scared i am there i am there here he is here he is i am the voice shouting in the wilderness make straight a road for him but i am not worthy enough to hold your sandals so when you tell me that you love me im just trying to get a handle on the fact that i can slip my fingers through your palms the captives will be released and the blind will see and the oppressors will set the downtrodden free physician i need help and can you help me i am willing be clean and i watched the leprosy leave so i stood and said master can you heal me he said your sins are forgiven they said thats blasphemy but my jesus is a revolutionary so after that he gave me back my legs and my feet and i ran around screaming praise be the majesty god bless those who realize their need for him for the kingdom of heaven is given to them and bless the mourning for you with be comforted bless the gentle and lowly for the whole earth will belong to them and hunger and thirst for justice for i promise it will be given and god bless the merciful for you will be shown mercy and god bless the pure in heart for i will show you me and to those of you that work for peace i will call you my own and to those of you that hurt for me my heaven will be your home i will be rejected but i will never be dethroned so let the sorrows and the sadness and the victory be foretold flash back a few minutes just before the kiss judas do you remember back when i healed lazarus and the people rejoiced and screamed and he was set free thank you for sharing in that memory with me flash back in between the times youve betrayed me peter do you remember walking out on the sea i promise one day youre going to learn to trust me it was scary at first but we laughed once we got to safety thank you for sharing in that memory with me flash back just before the crack of the whip hits and tears the rest of my skin off of my back and chest my friends do you remember the five loaves and two fish do you remember my compassion on those of them that were sick do you remember blessing it and thanking god with the least of these thank you for sharing in that memory with me flash back just before the crow of thorns on my head do you remember laughing around the table breaking bread sharing wine do you remember what i said well this is poured out to forgive the sins of many thank you for sharing in that memory with me flash back just before i take my last breath before i close my eyes and god turns his head and i lose the will to live and the strength in my legs and my heart breaks and thunder strikes and i am left for dead my bride do you remember your first love and the feelings you had for me do you remember our long talks and the way that you wept with me do you remember our long walks and the way that you stepped with me do you remember the silence and the way that wed listen to the wonder i created and youre eyes used to glisten like the stars im just kind of wondering where you are the times you spend with me are far and in between i miss you please wont you come and make more memories with me im here with you be here with me i want to hold you and i want you to see that that cross you took up to follow me isnt dead and i am not another empty fleeting thing the stone is rolled away and im awake and i breathe stick your fingers through my hands if it helps you believe not my will but yours through the steps i take with these feet make this triumph our memory as we sing and we scream surrender is difficult but victory is so sweet i saw a shining star rising from the east i thought maybe maybe maybe it was comin for me