Anno Domini 1976
they tell me that Jesus died for our sins
nailed to a cross on a hill
in a country far away from here
nearly two thousand years ago.
now I never knew the man personally
though it seems he was a fine saintly doctor
who travelled around Gallilee preaching
his thoughts and healing the sick
and suffering for the sins of mankind
that sin he suffered for being ignorance
which is the ageless sin of us all.
so it seems right somehow
that Jesus did not die for our sins
but that he died because of them
-- that we in our ignorance did crucify him
and he said:
Forgive them father for they know not what they do
Jesus you poor suffering deluded man
you did what you could
-- of course they know not what they do
and they don't bloody well know now
but you did not die in vain
you lived your short life well
human and real and stumbling and lost
like us all and no one to help
we're all in this together
ignorance the sin and sinners all of us
-- Jesus it is the easter holy day
anno domini 1976 and nothing has changed
believe me when I say:
we all die a little every day
nailed to our crosses on hills
in countries far away.
easter sunday