1. |
Overture
00:59
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Chorus:
Is that the man
they talk about
Do you know
where he`s from?
Religious men and intellectuals,
are upset by what he says and does,
they say he is misleading us,
that he’s a danger!
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2. |
Someone
02:43
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TV Announcer:
Recently we’ve been seeing some extraordinary events.
There’s a man traveling around our country doing amazing things:
Giving sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, walk to the lame
speech to the mute, addicts are freed, disturbed gain peace of mind.
TV Announcer + Chorus:
We don’t know who he is,
but he seems to be one of us.
TV Announcer:
He’s not afraid to criticize the way our rulers and leaders work,
He says they are stirred by the ambition and not by love
He`s pushing us to know ourselves, telling us stories and tales,
he says,that he was sent from a kingdom, that don`t belong here!
Chorus:
What`s the matter, people?
Do you know what`s going on?
Who`s the man they talk about?
TV Announcer + Chorus:
We don`’t know who he is,
but he seems to be one of us.
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3. |
Will He Escape
02:09
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Reporters :
There are rumours
of a plot against this man,
not everybody likes the things he says.
He made friends and enemies as well,
something will happen,
Reporters through Chorus:
I feel it in the air!
Will he escape?
J.C. through Chorus:
He has chosen and sent me
to tell the oppressed the good news,
To heal the brokenhearted,
to set the prisoners free.
Chorus:
This is the year when God will show kindness to us
and punish our enemies,
to comfort those those who mourn
Reporters :
Our man, well he keeps on moving on,
the crowds are following him anywhere he goes;
the sick, the lonely, the abandoned and the poor,
to them he`s giving
Reporters through Chorus:
a brand new hope!
Will he escape?
J.C. through Chorus:
He has chosen and sent me
to tell the oppressed the good news,
To heal the brokenhearted,
to set the prisoners free,
will he escape?
He sent me to give them the flowers
instead of their sorrow,
olive oil instead of tears,
a happy song instead of broken hearts
Will he escape, oh,
will he escape?
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4. |
Beloved Friends
03:03
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Chorus:
J.C. said:
"Go, my friends, go!
Into the city
You will meet a man there,
he will be carrying
water...
Where he goes in
say to the owner,
our teacher wants,
wants to know,
if you have,
have the place where,
where he can eat
with his friends,
have a party,
a party with them?
J.C. :
He will take you,
upstairs and show you
a room for you ready to use.
Prepare for us there,
prepare the party,
we`ll be there!
Chorus:
That evening at the meal
JC said:
"I will be betrayed
by one of you,
by the one now
eating with me,
I will be betrayed."
J.C. :
I will die,
but it will be horrible,
for the one who betrays me!
That man
would be better off
would be better off
if he had never been born!
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5. |
The Meal
03:21
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J.C.:
At the meal,
he took some bread in his hands,
he blessed the bread
and broke it,
and gave it
to his friends.
Then he picked up
a glass of wine and
blessed it too,
gave it to his friends
and they all drank.
JC + Chorus:
Take this -
This is my body.
Take this -
This is my blood.
Poured out for people,
Poured out for many people.
J.C. :
All of you,
will reject me as it was foretold,
but when I am raised to life,
I will see you again.
J.C. + Chorus:
One of them cried out:
I will never leave you friend!
I tell you, I tell you,
you`ll deny me three times tonight !
JC + Chorus:
Take this -
This is my body.
Take this -
This is my blood.
Poured out for people,
Poured out for many people.
With it begins new agreement,
With it comes a new era.
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6. |
On Their Way Out
01:12
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7. |
Night Cry
02:45
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J.C. : Chorus:
Get up! Get up!
Let's go! Let`s go!
The time has come The time has come
They`re taking me away! ooooooooh!
Get up! Get up!
Let`s go! Let`s go!
The time has come The time has come
My betrayer is near. My betrayer is near.
Chorus:
They all went out of the city
to the place they knew
and they heard him say
He asked the three of them
to keep the watch with him,
as he walked
on a little way .
J.C. :
I am so sad that I
feel I`m dying,
stay with me,
stay awake.
Chorus:
He asked the three of them
to keep the watch with him,
as he walked
on a little way .
He knelt down
on the ground
and there he prayed, and
there he prayed like this:
J.C. through Chorus:
Father,
all things are possible to you,
remove this cup from me.
But not my will,
not my will,
Your will be done!
Chorus:
When he returned
he found them sleeping,
`cos they just couldn`t
keep the watch with him.
J.C. & Chorus :
Are you asleep?
Can't you stay awake
just for an hour
with me while I pray?
Stay awake,
pray you won't fail,
you wanna do what is right,
but you are weak.
J.C. : Chorus:
Get up! Get up!
Let's go! Let`s go!
The time has come The time has come
They`re taking me away! ooooooooh!
Get up! Get up!
Let`s go! Let`s go!
The time has come The time has come
My betrayer is near. My betrayer is near.
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8. |
Strange Kiss
00:35
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9. |
Arrested
03:39
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J.C. through Chorus:
My enemies are like lions,
with their jaws open wide
like a pack of wild dogs,
tearing at my hands and feet,
they`re sneering at me
I can count all my bones,
I have no strength left,
my life`s coming down to dust!
Reporter:
I can see
this is getting tough,
there`s a mob of men
armed with guns,
torches and clubs
approaching us.
My gosh,
there he is -
one of his
closest friends,
leading them,
I can`t believe this,
JC `s betrayed!!
Chorus:
Walking, he`s walking
right up to JC
Walking, he`s walking
right up to JC
Teacher, teacher
he`s calling him,
Teacher, he`s giving him
a kiss!
Reporter:
He`s grabbed,
they`re taking him away,
his friends are
leaving,
all leaving him,
all running away,
they`re all running,
running away,
all running!
J.C. through Chorus :
Why
did you come
with guns
guns and clubs
to arrest me
just like a criminal?
Day after day
I was with you
and you
didn`t lay
hands on me,
but what was foretold
must come true.
Chorus:
Walking, he`s walking
right up to JC
Walking, he`s walking
right up to JC
Teacher, teacher
he`s calling him,
Teacher, he`s giving him
a kiss!
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10. |
High Treason
03:16
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TV Announcer
Last night the story of JC,
we’ve been following closely for the last three years,
seems to have reached its climax.
For we learnt that he`s been
charged with leading
an uprising
against the law,
against the state!
J.C.
I wish that my eyes were
fountains of tears,
that I could cry day and night
for my people who were killed.
(Chorus :
High treason,
high treason!)
TV Announcer:
The accusations were founded
on the testimony of many,
who charged him
that he was planning
to destroy the system.
TV Announcer + Chorus:
But the strangest news
seems to be the claim
of the accused himself that
he is the Son of God
J.C. :
They accuse me of crimes
I know nothing about;
I stumble, they keep on laughing,
they hate me for no reason!
Please don`t stay,
far away from me!
Chorus :
High treason,
high treason!
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11. |
Best Friend
03:47
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Reporter & Chorus:
Out there
someone stared at a man
and shouted:
"You were with him."
Loud the clock struck the hour,
when he turned away his face
he turned away his face
and whispered
"No."
JC :
Before the clock strikes twice
three times you`ll say
that you don`t know me.
Before the clock strikes twice
three times you`ll say
that you never knew me.
Reporter & Chorus:
Out there
someone pointed at the man
and shouted:
"He is one of them!"
Loud the clock struck again,
when he closed his eyes,
he closed his eyes
and screamed
"Nooo!"
JC:
Before the clock strikes twice
three times you`ll say
that you don`t know me.
Before the clock strikes twice
three times you`ll say
that you never knew me.
Reporter & Chorus :
You certainly are one of them! x3
You are one of them
He remembered...
JC:
Before the clock....
Reporter & Chorus:
And started crying,
crying
The tears of sorrow,
tears of blame
Brokenhearted
remembering
Comfortless,
lonely
Only crying
for his friend.
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12. |
The Rulers of the World
03:02
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Chorus (one voice):
He wasn`t some handsome king,
nothing about the way he looked
made him attractive to us.
He was rejected and despised,
his life was filled with sorrow
and suffering,
no one wanted to look at him.
Chorus:
Hold on,
Here he comes!
JC!
He`s hand-cuffed!
Hand-cuffed!
Chorus (one voice):
He was crushed and painfully abused,
but he didn`t want to complain,
silent like a lamb
led to the butcher.
As quiet as a sheep
having its wool cut off,
who could imagine
what would happen to him?
Chorus:
Hold on,
Here he comes!
JC!
Hand-cuffed!
He`s hand-cuffed!
Chorus (one voice):
We thought it was punishment from God,
but he was wounded for our sins
and made us completely well.
All of us were like wandered off sheep,
each had gone our own way,
but God gave him what we deserved.
Judge :
Have you got anything to say
in your defense?
Haven`t you heard how many crimes
you`ve been accused of?
Why don`t you speak?
Why don`t you speak?
Why don`t you speak?
Chorus :
Why don`t you speak,
Why don`t you speak,
J.C. ?
Say something!
Say something!
Chorus+ Reporter:
The silence is really heavy,
J.C. doesn`t say a word,
it looks like he doesn`t want to fight
for his life!
Chorus + Reporter:
Silence.The judge is amazed.
Now the jury retires.
Anguish,waiting,
here they come now!
The sentence is pronounced:
Chorus:
It is death!
No appeals allowed!
The sentence
will be carried out now !
The justice done!
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13. |
And He Remembered this
00:50
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14. |
Sentenced to Death
04:59
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Reporter through Chorus (flashback):
The soldiers led J.C. to the palace courtyard
and called the other soldiers over too
they put a purple robe on him,
and on his head
they placed a crown,
made out of thorns.
They made fun of him and shouted,
"Hail, our great king!",
then they beat him on the head with a stick,
they spat on him and
knelt down to worship him,
pretended to worship him.
Reporter :
I see back to a different time
so cruel and unjust,
it should belong to history,
but it`s here, here right now.
The soldiers are taking off the purple robe,
putting his clothes back on him,
they are now out in the main city street,
they`re marching between wings of crowd.
Reporter + Chorus:
All is done!
All is done!
Reporter through Chorus (flashback):
They took him to the place called the Skull
and offered him wine mixed with drugs,
a drink to ease the pain,
but he refused it,
he refused to drink .
It was about nine o'clock in the morning,
they nailed him to a cross and gambled to see
who would get his clothes, under the sign that said:
"This is our King".
"This is our King".
Reporter + Chorus:
All is done!
All is done!
Reporter:
I see back to a different time,
so cruel and unjust,
it should belong to history,
but it`s here, here right now
People passing by are shouting at him:
"You`re the one who have claimed
I can tear the temple down to the ground
and build a new one in three days!"
Mob:
Come down from the cross
And save yourself!
Come down from the cross
And save yourself!
He saved others,
but he can't save himself.
He saved others,
but not himself.
If he`s the Christ,
let him come down the cross
If he`s the Christ,
let him come down the cross
that we may see and believe
let him come down the cross
that we may see
that we may see and believe!
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15. |
Noon it was Dark
03:31
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Chorus:
About noon
the sky turned dark
and the darkness
stayed until three.
At that time
J.C. cried,
"Eloi,Eloi,
why have you
deserted me?"
Some people
standing there said,
"He is calling for help,
let's see if the help from Heaven
will come to take him down!"
But the man gave out a cry and died.
Then the veil,
that until that moment
was separating
Heaven from Earth
tore in two.
Someone whispered:
"This man really was,
really was
the Son of God!"
From a distance
some women,
who were following him,
had helped him all along,
were looking on.
The body was taken down
from the cross,
wrapped in a linen cloth - new.
Laid in a tomb,
cut into the rock
and sealed
with a block of stone.
And the women saw
where the body was,
where the body was,
Where JC was laid.
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16. |
Singing Silence
00:40
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17. |
The Tomb
03:29
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TV Announcer:
Some women from his staff
went there today,
but to their shock they found out
that his body was -
missing!
But let`s hear the whole story
directly from one of them:
Woman:
Early this morning,
I went with other women
to the chapel and
along the way,
we were wondering
how to unlock the door,
for we had no key.
But when we arrived
the door was wide open
and a tall young man, dressed in white,
was sitting on the right side!
Young man :
Don`t be afraid,
you`re looking for J.C.,
who was executed
two days ago !
Well, he isn`t here,
he`s been raised from death,
you can see the place
where he was laid!
Now go!
and tell his friends
he is going ahead of them
to the place they`d meet,
And that soon,
they`ll be able to see
him alive,
just as he`d said!
Just as he had told them before!
Yeah!
TV Announcer:
That was the lady`s version
of the unusual event,
the disappearance of - JC`s body,
surely sounds a weird story!
...to our modern, scientific ears,
and no wonder it is hard to believe,
but we are confident that the truth
will be soon discovered and revealed
by the police forces.
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18. |
John's Drums
00:24
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19. |
He's Alive
04:14
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Reporter:
Very early, day one of the week,
after J.C. had risen to life,
he appeared to me
and I went to his friends,
who were crying and mourning in despair!
Chorus:
And even though they heard from the women
That he is alive, they didn`t want to listen.
Reporter:
Later J.C. appeared to another two,
but again his friends did not believe.
In the end, he appeared to all of them,
while they were eating together at home.
Chorus:
He scolded them,‘cos they refused to believe
those who had seen him raised to life.
J.C.
Go and tell the news
to everyone in the world!
Anyone who believes in me
and is washed with water will live,
everyone who believes in me
will do wonderful things!
Chorus:
By using my name
they`ll drive out demons,
and they will speak
new languages.
They will handle snakes
and will drink poison
and they will not be hurt.
They will heal sick and dying people,
placing their hands on them,
and they will all feel well! Yeah....
Reporter:
After J.C. had said these things,
he was taken back to the place he came from,
where he now forever lives and reigns
in his full power and glory.
Chorus:
Then his friends left and told the news everywhere,
the great things they did proved the message was true.
J.C. :
Go and tell the news
to everyone in the world!
Anyone who believes in me
and is washed with water will live!
Anyone who believes in me
will do wonderful things!
Go and tell the news to everyone in the world!.....
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