Joseph

 
Intro
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Verse 1
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Joseph did you want to pack your tools
Head to someplace where nobody whispered there goes Mary's fool
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Joseph did you look up and raise your hands
Crying God You know 
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I've always tried to be a righteous man Joseph

Verse 2
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Joseph did you lie awake confused
Thinkin' 'bout that small town scandal 
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What love's supposed to do
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Joseph if you felt you'd been betrayed
Still you didn't walk by feelings
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You chose to walk by faith Joseph

Chorus 1
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You couldn't take  her as your wife
But wouldn't let harm come to her
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You looked beyond the shame   
And stood between her and an angry world
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  And you made no accusation so no one could raise a stone
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Did you feel so hurt confused   and all alone

Verse 3
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Joseph did you wake up and wanna scream
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God are You really speaking through some angel in a dream
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Joseph did it all just seem absurd 
That your wife might be the one 
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To fulfill the prophet's words Joseph

Chorus 2
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But you denied   yourself for others
Obeyed when nothing made much sense
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You were her strength and shelter on that road to Bethlehem
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  And kneeling by the manger bathed in soft starlight 
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Did you know Whose face you touched   that holy night

Verse 4
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Joseph I hope to sit with you one day hear you tell me all about
The choices you were called to make
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'Cause Joseph it was you and no one else
God trusted to take care of Mary and Himself

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