Man of No Reputation

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          It was said this Man was of no repu-ta-tion 
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Yet he could stop the rising storm 
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With a ges-ture of his hand 
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   But he chose to use his hands to heal 
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       Hearts of dark-ness,     hearts of stone 
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   Just like mine, would be re-vealed 

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            He was a Man of no reputa-     tion 
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And by the  wise,  considered a  fool 
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When he spoke about faith and for-give- ness 
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In a time  when the strongest arms ruled 

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But this Man of no reputa-   tion 
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Loved the weak    with re-lent-less affec-   tion 
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     And he loved all those poor in   spir-  it just as they  were 
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He was a  man  of no    repu-ta-tion 

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It was said this Man brought only confusion 
That He'd achieve His ends by any means
That the truth would bring revolution 
And for once they were right 
The truth set us free

The hearts of the captive were His only concern 
And the powerful knew their days were ending 

He was a man of no reputation 
By the wise, considered a fool 
Where he spoke about faith and forgiveness 
In a time when the strongest arms ruled 

But this man of no reputation 
Loved the weak with relentless affection 
And he loved all those poor in spirit just as they were 
He was a man of no reputation 

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One day soon the gates of Heav-en will open wide 
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            And the Prince of Peace will come back for His bride 
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   But for now we live on these streets 
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For- bid- ding and tough 
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Where push always comes to shove 
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And it's  said  love's never e-nough 
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   Where a proph-et in rags gives hope to a fear-ful world 
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No  in- jus-tice,     no heart of dark-ness 
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   Will keep this voice from be-ing heard 

He was a man of no reputation 
By the wise, considered a fool 
When he spoke about faith and forgiveness 
In a time when the strongest arms ruled

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But this man of no reputa-     tion 
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Loves us all    with re-lent-less affec-   tion 
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         And he loves all us poor in   spir-  it, come as you  are 
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To the  Man  of no    repu-ta-tion 

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Words and music by Rick Elias
© 1994 Careers - BMG Music Publishing, Inc. / BMI