The Gospel Accordingly

The dozens of people who led them astray
All those people who did wrong
Those who stood aside whilst people died
As others actively stood and lied
Unmoved
It belongs to them
The responsibility
The willy-nilly pandering
.

But no
The God we took inside ourselves
"He," who made us lie to ourselves
So that we could not live or die for ourselves
It belongs to HIM
That responsibility
That willy-nilly pandering
.

Jesus save us
While we invest in you
Stocks and bonds
Dirty little pop songs
Ban the bomb
I was told at school that he would rule my life
So it belongs to him
The trouble
The strife
The death
The unemployment
The meandering
The responsibility
The willy-nilly pandering
.

I have been told that when I'm old I'm not to worry
For I have a God who's not in a hurry
To keep me warm
.

Even the Church is cold on Sundays
The priest stands by the fire
His vestments conceal the heat
It's hot down there I'm told
.

I hope I don't get too old
For when I was a kid you could not get to heaven by being that bold
Yet, I am told, that we have to believe in something
It is so much nicer to believe that we are like HIM
And if we sin?
We can be forgiven
.