Some Greeks who heard of Jesus’ fame
Asked Philip if he might explain
To Jesus that they longed to meet
Could Philip do it, quite discreet?
To heaven Jesus raised his eyes
And thanked his Father whose replies
Rang clear to those who could perceive
The Father’s joy in Abram’s seed
Another blind man by the road
Each footstep hid a different code
Some would quicken, pass on by
Some would slow and wonder why
Some stopped still at fifty feet
To count their pennies in the heat
But in the crowd a stranger trod
The Son of David! Son of God!
Bartimaeus, stake your claim
This stranger calls me by my name
Son of David, hear my plea
Your lovely face I want to see
So be it! Come, creation’s Light
Restore this man to perfect sight
King and beggar side by side
Walked hand in hand like Groom and Bride
A tax man squatted by the road
The crowd would pass by his abode
The value of each man he knew
The secret hidden in their shoe
The barefoot beggars had no cash
The well-shod hid a private stash
But on this day he climbed a tree
For Jesus’ face he had to see
And when the Saviour came to town
He stopped and called the tax man down
Zacchaeus, hop down from your perch
I will not leave you in the lurch
For we must settle debts today
It’s time to give your wealth away
And with delight the short man dropped
To earth just where the Saviour stopped
Now Jesus’ words were very kind
And at Zacchaeus’ table dined
The short, fat rogue stood up to say
Lord, half my wealth I give away
What’s more if I by force or fraud
Have taken what none could afford
Then I restore it four times o’er
I will not do it anymore
Salvation to this house has come
And found this son of Abraham
The Son of Man at such great cost
Has come to seek and save the lost
And then this parable he told
A master gave his servants gold
Then left on business far and royal
On his return he found them loyal
Some earned ten-fold interest
Some made five-fold and were blessed
One idle servant took the cash
And in the sand he hid his stash
So when the master came back there
He had no profit to declare
You wicked, lazy charlatan
Transfer his gold to him with ten
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