I Saw Jesus

Discussion

I saw Jesus on the streets of Houston. He was a boy standing in the rain in a dirty coat, looking for something to eat in a dumpster. And sometimes I think to myself, what if Jesus came today and was born to a family in the 4th Ward of Houston, what if he is being raised as we speak with no love and no hope? For how many eternities shall we all be condemned to the fires of Hell? And who amongst us does not deserve that fate?

Lyrics

I Saw Jesus

I saw Jesus the other day
standing in the rain
a cop cars blue lights
flashing across his face
a dead child in the gutter
who once was his best friend
I saw jesus weep standing
in the rain the other day

I saw Jesus the other day
standing in the street
as his mother smoked crack cocaine
while her baby wailed in pain
sellin' her own body
to drive away the tears
I saw Jesus bow his head in prayer
on the street the other day

I saw Jesus the other day
sleepin' on the street
eyes dark with bruises
where he had been beat
momma had been drinkin'
threw him out the door
I saw Jesus sleepin'
on the street the other day

I saw Jesus the other day
lookin' for a meal
he musta been maybe twelve years old
but no one seemed to see.
Well they say Jesus was crucified
and died for our sins
well I saw jesus dyin'
and it didn't change a thing.