Here's a song I was working on today as I was thinking about Matthew Chapter One and the geneology of Jesus. All those characters are in there, for better or worse. Jesus' family line is pretty dysfunctional. But there was always this dream that some day a Saviour would show up and set things right.
Maybe I'll do a 'proper' recording at some point, but here's the song as of today with very special thanks to my webcam and youtube. Comment if you like the song, or if you have any thoughts about it. Thanks, Matthew
Lyrics:
Call me Israel
I’ve got a long and winding tale to tell
About a dream too good to be true
About a bride and her groom and all things new
Joseph was afraid
That his broken heart had been betrayed
When an angel of the Lord
Said the baby’s mom had kept her word
Oh Joseph, Oh Joseph Give that boy a name
Call him Jesus, Oh Jesus For he has come to save
Rahab was ashamed
Thinking guilt would always be her name
Well you see what God can do
The lost can find a story too
OH Rahab, Oh Rahab Kiss your past goodbye
One is coming, Oh he’s coming Who can dry the tears you cry
David was a king
With a tarnished crown and a song to sing
Saying we are all but men
Who need a king to win the war with sin
Oh David, Oh David In the city of your birth
A baby, a little baby He will fill the void with mirth
I am prone to think
Of life a sweetly bitter drink
Or a joke drawn out too long
A poplar where our harps are hung
Oh Jesus, Oh Jesus Your voice like firelight
Come quickly, come quickly And give a blind man sight
Call me Israel
I’ve got a long and winding tale to tell
About a dream too good to be true
About a bride and her groom and all things new
