JESUS WAS A JEW, OR WAS HE? - Jesus the Galilean

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JESUS WAS A JEW, OR WAS HE? – Jesus the Galilean by Bro H

Verse 1 Born in Bethlehem of Judah In the days of Herod’s throne Wise men came unto Jerusalem Yet the Child would not remain there long “Arise and flee into Egypt” Till the ones who sought His life were gone Then Joseph turned toward Galilee To Nazareth, their humble home “That it might be fulfilled by prophets: He shall be called Nazarene” The Branch that rose from Jesse’s root The Shepherd-King long promised seen A light would shine in Zebulun In Naphtali beside the sea Not first revealed in proud Jerusalem But among the hills of Galilee Chorus Jesus the Galilean Walking by the northern sea Calling scattered sheep of Israel “Come and follow Me” Light arose in the darkness Where the prophets said He’d be The voice of the Good Shepherd Heard across old Galilee Verse 2 He came from Galilee to Jordan Where John baptized beside the stream Then forty days in the wilderness Tempted there yet still unseen And after John was cast in prison Back to Galilee He came “The Kingdom of God is at hand now” Repent and believe upon His Name By the shores He called the fishermen Simon, Andrew, James, and John “Leave your nets and follow after Me I will make you fishers now” And He went through all of Galilee Teaching in their assembly halls Healing every grief and sickness His glory seen by all Chorus Jesus the Galilean Walking by the northern sea Calling scattered sheep of Israel “Come and follow Me” Light arose in the darkness Where the prophets said He’d be The voice of the Good Shepherd Heard across old Galilee Verse 3 In Cana of Galilee He turned water into wine And the glory of the Nazarene Began to openly shine The people sitting in the darkness Saw the great prophetic Light As Isaiah spoke of ages earlier Springing through the northern night Chorazin and Bethsaida Capernaum beside the shore Crowds from Syria and Decapolis Gathered by the thousands more And the rulers down in Jerusalem Heard the fame of Galilee So Pharisees came north to question The Man beside the sea Bridge “Search and look — out of Galilee Ariseth no prophet,” they said Yet lepers were cleansed, the blind could see And multitudes were fed “Are You also of Galilee?” Their rulers said in scorn Yet all the while beside the waters The Kingdom there was born Verse 4 Beyond the coasts of Tyre and Sidon A woman cried along the way “Have mercy, Son of David” As the northern winds rolled off the sea He said, “I am sent unto the lost sheep Of the house of Israel” Yet mercy reached beyond the borderlands And her daughter there was healed He spoke upon the mountain hills Beside the waves and olive trees Blessed are the poor in spirit Blessed are the pure and meek The Kingdom was not born in palaces Nor among the proud in robes But among the weary scattered sheep The Shepherd’s voice was known Chorus Jesus the Galilean Walking by the northern sea Calling scattered sheep of Israel “Come and follow Me” Light arose in darkness Where the prophets said He’d be The voice of the Good Shepherd Heard across old Galilee Verse 5 Then came the day He told His disciples “We go up to Jerusalem The Son of Man shall there be betrayed And condemned by wicked men” The city that killed the prophets Would lift the Holy One upon the tree Yet after I am risen again I will go before you into Galilee Pilate heard the word “Galilean” And sent Him unto Herod’s hand For Herod ruled the northern country And knew the fame throughout the land Peter’s speech betrayed him plainly “Surely you are one of them” For everyone knew the disciples of Jesus Were Galilean men Verse 6 The women standing near the cross Had followed Him from Galilee And after He arose in glory The angel said beside the tomb: “He is risen as He told you Go tell His brethren faithfully He goeth before you into Galilee There your eyes shall truly see” Then on the mountain in Galilee The risen Shepherd stood again “All power is given unto Me In earth and heaven, Amen” “Ye men of Galilee,” the angels cried Why stand ye gazing toward the sky? The Gospel of the Kingdom started there Before it reached the nations wide Final Chorus Jesus the Galilean The Branch from Jesse’s tree The Light foretold by prophets Beside the northern sea The Shepherd of the lost sheep Still calls His own to this day And the voice once heard in Galilee Still has not passed away Outro “Jesus of Nazareth” The prophets’ words fulfilled The King upon the throne of David The One the Father willed Not hidden in the courts of power Nor honored by the Pharisees But walking with the scattered sheep Along the shores of Galilee