You can choose to listen
To the words that I sing
It doesn’t matter where I come from
But Seattle’s got a nice ring to it
You can judge and preconceive
You can think what you must
But I was raised to fear God
And to believe Jesus helps us
From my first memories
I remember the signs
The images of the cross
It was burned in my mind
Pilat took him down
And he died just for our trust
Who knew he’d live on so long?
And that Jesus would help us
Who knows what Socrates would think
If he had still been around?
But the volume of truth that he lived for
Has a resonant sound
The Roman Empire it flourished
Then it returned to dust
And the holy believers
Knew that Jesus would help us
The kings and the queens
They believed in this man
They crucified the evil ones
On no legs could evil stand
And Jesus was stronger
Than the dark souls that rust
So the legion is larger
And now Jesus helps us
French, English, and German
Plunged into a war
No one knew the reason
But they settled the score
With no destination
They jumped on the bus
War is hell, but if we fight
We know that Jesus helps us
A couple world wars
And a million battles
A martyr each minute
Get slaughtered like cattle
I read all about it
I gave the teachers my trust
And I believe in my heart
That Jesus helps us
American enemies
Have no face anymore
They come from a land
That it’s hard for us to explore
The irony is
That the evil discussed
Is the land that bore Jesus
So he could help all of us
So I’m thinkin’ about Hitler
And Genghis Khan and Ivan the Terrible
And the pain and starvation
Of which this world is full
And there is no one to blame
Just the death in the gust
Of wind that’s so foul
I hope Jesus helps us
So, I’ve got to go now
I don’t know what I’ve said
All this talk of Jesus
Has clouded my head
It’s hard to believe in anything
But stronger than all that came before
Is the belief that if Jesus helps us
He’d stop all of these wars
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