The leaders of his day were right;

He was a threat. He had to die.

He caused unrest, but did not fight!

He was a threat. He had to die.

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He criticised all unjust law;

“Don’t act corruptly.” was his cry;

Condemned the rich who wanted more;

He was a threat. He had to die.

He spoke against abuse of might;

Yet Romans used it to deny

Justice and truth; the sword was right;

He was a threat. He had to die.

He taught a different way to live;

He would not teach, ‘An eye for eye.’

He practised love; he said “Forgive.”

He was a threat. He had to die.

It was not God who planned his death;

He was a threat! He had to die!

Evil still says with every breath,

“He is a threat! He has to die!”

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George Stuart