Ralph McTell - Jesus wept

^GThe day that Jesus ^Carrived in Je^Emrus^Dalem ^G adventure almost over, the n^Cight he hadn't s^Dlept ^GDreams and premonitions made him^C tired and^Em emo^Dtional, ^GAnd that's why J^Cesus w^Gept.

He wasn't scared of dying, he'd^C made that ^Emcommit^Dment ^G Fulfilling the old prophecy, his ^Cbargain he had ^Dkept He was d^Gue some satisfaction, but h^Ce was deeply t^Emroubl^Ded, ^GAnd that's why J^Cesus w^Gept.

Was this his true destiny, or co^Culd he still mak^Eme cha^Dnges, ^G Someone else's nightmare i^Cnto which he'd^D stepped? ^GDamage limitation couldn't s^Cave the si^Emtuati^Don, ^GAnd that's why Jes^Dus w^Gept.

In his dream he saw the crusade and ^Call wars that woul^Emd foll^Dow, Dec^Glared in his name when he t^Chought he'd been ^Ddirect Love^G thy neighbour, do not kill, and ^Cturn the oth^Emer ch^Deek, ^GAnd that's why J^Desus w^Gept.

He s^Caw the inquisi^Gtion an^Cd the burning of the sai^Gnts, The conver^Csion of the^G innocents ^Amhe swore he would ^Dprotect He ^Gsaw them bless the ^Cbomb that was dropped on^G Hiroshima, And that's why^C Jesus ^Gwept.

Though Peter would betray him,^C he made him the^Em ro^Dck On ^Gwhich he would build his church to sor^Ct of keep him in hi^Ds debt A^G man about to die is ^Callowed some ^Emconfus^Dion, ^GAnd that's why ^DJesus w^Gept.

He thought of his disciples, e^Cspecially of^Em Juda^Ds, The j^Gob that was ordained for him and the ^Creward he'd c^Dollect He^G saw him in the tree with the^C silver coins ^Emaround ^Dhim, ^GAnd that's why J^Desus w^Gept.

Then he thought about the good times when^C he turned the tab^Emles o^Dver, Ch^Gastised the money lenders and he ^Cearned the boy's res^Dpect H^Ge was proud of Godly anger, but ^Cashamed of ma^Emnly te^Dmper, ^GAnd that's why J^Desus w^Gept.

Rumours started flying abou^Ct water i^Emnto w^Dine, S^Gight to the blind and that he^C'd even raised the d^Dead T^Ghe biggest miracle was tha^Ct anyone be^Emlieved i^Dt, ^GAnd that's why ^DJesus ^Gwept.

^CThen he^G mused on human nature,^C how fickle were the pu^Gblic, So r^Ceady to accept h^Gim, so q^Amuick now to re^Dject ^GWhere were the five thousand h^Ce fed with loaves and f^Emishes? ^GAnd that's why J^Cesus w^Gept.

In his dream he saw a garden wi^Cth all his friend^Ems asl^Deep, He^G walked away the hours unti^Cl the morning cr^Dept He^G wondered would the nails hurt^C, would he be m^Eman enou^Dgh? ^GAnd that's why ^DJesus ^Gwept.

Was he supposed to bear it like a man^C or like a^Em God^D, Wou^Gld tears show a weakness or a ^Cstrength by their e^Dffect? Wou^Gld they be viewed as compassion o^Cr failure and sel^Emf-pi^Dty? ^GAnd that's why ^DJesus w^Gept.

Then he saw his houses burning on b^Coth sides of a ^Emborde^Dr, Sa^Gw the guiltless suffer with the ^Cguilty and the r^Dest An^Gd when they called his name and h^Ce knew he couldn't ^Emhelp ^Dthem, ^GThat's why J^Desus w^Gept.

T^Chen he saw two armies ^Gmarching and he h^Ceard their c^Grucifixes ^CReduced to supers^Gtitious muted ^Amjangling round their ^Dnecks And h^Ge heard his name intoned as they ^Cinterred their comp^Emanion, ^GAnd that's why ^CJesus ^Gwept.

Then he thought about his mother and the^C stories she had to^Emld hi^Dm, Wh^Go'd filled his dreams with angels, p^Cut voices in his h^Dead Th^Gen the scent of pine trees made him ^Cthink of dear old^Em Jose^Dph, ^GAnd that's why J^Desus ^Gwept. That's why J^Cesus ^Gwept.