Song 8 "Jesus Christ"

Woody Guthrie.






When it was written.
1964.

What it is about.
This song is about, well, Jesus Christ. Most of the song is basically just the story of Jesus., which most people are already familiar with. However, the last verse states that if Jesus came to New York and started preaching like he had 2000 years ago, "they" would probably kill him now too.



How the story is told.

This song is told like, well, like it happened a long time ago. He uses the same line over and over to create eotion... "And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave."

My thoughts.
I think that this song is frighteningly true. I really wish that it wasn't, but I can't really deny it.

What we can learn.
Well obviously, if there would be no change in reaction to Jesus over 2000 years, we did not learn the lesson thathe intended for us. This song calls us to change that.