| God made existence, then made man | Mt 1:1 |
| Raised people up through Abraham | Mt 1:1 |
| Laid down the rules and gave them choice | Mt 1:2-17 |
| Some would refuse, and some rejoice, | Mt 1:2-17 |
| And some would speak the words he gave | Mt 1:2-17 |
| That would foretell his plan to save. | Mt 1:2-17 |
| Ole Joe would leave his fiancée | Mt 1:19 |
| When she was found in family way | Mt 1:18 |
| But his response, must have been awed | Mt 1:24 |
| When angel said, "The dad is God". | Mt 1:20 |
| The heavens spoke Messiah's fame | Mt 2:2 |
| So from the east the Magi came. | Mt 2:2 |
| Though Herod tried to have him killed | Mt 2:3-12 |
| Escape to Egypt as God willed. | Mt 2:13-16 |
| Then Joseph got another dream | Mt 2:22 |
| That made the boy a Nazarene. | Mt 2:23 |
| John preached out in the hot frontier, | Mt 3:1 |
| "Repent, for God's kingdom is near." | Mt 3:2 |
| Those who confessed he then baptized | Mt 3:6 |
| But hypocrites he criticized | Mt 3:7 |
| John said good trees produce good fruit | Mt 3:8 |
| But bad ones get chopped at the root. | Mt 3:10 |
| He spoke of One whose pow'r was high'r | Mt 3:11 |
| Who'd baptize with the Spirit and fire. | Mt 3:11 |
| Then Jesus came from Galilee | Mt 3:13 |
| And said to John, "You baptize me". | Mt 3:14-15 |
| God's Spirit came down like a dove, | Mt 3:16 |
| "This is my Son, and him I love." | Mt 3:17 |
| Then Jesus went away to fast | Mt 4:1-2 |
| And after forty days had passed | Mt 4:2 |
| The devil came to tempt him thrice | Mt 4:3 |
| He said, "I bet some bread sounds nice". | Mt 4:3 |
| Christ said, "Bread's not what keeps the bod, | Mt 4:4 |
| but each word from the mouth of God". | Mt 4:4 |
| Satan said, "Jump, if you're so blessed". | Mt 4:6 |
| Christ said, "Don't put God to the test". | Mt 4:7 |
| Next, "All the world I'll give to thee | Mt 4:8-9 |
| If you'll bow down and worship me". | Mt 4:8-9 |
| Then Jesus said, "You go away, | Mt 4:10 |
| I'll kneel to God and him obey". | Mt 4:10 |
| In Zebulun and then beyond | Mt 4:15 |
| for those in darkness, light had dawned. | Mt 4:16 |
| Reform and heaven Christ proclaims. | Mt 4:17 |
| Called Simon, Andrew, John and James. | Mt 4:18-22 |
| He preached the kingdom and good news. | Mt 4:23 |
| He healed the sick among the Jews. | Mt 4:23-25 |
| And as the people multiplied | Mt 4:25-5:1 |
| He preached along the mountainside. | Mt 5:1 |
| "The poor in spirit in heaven reign, | Mt 5:3 |
| And those who mourn shall comfort gain. | Mt 5:4 |
| The land will belong to the meek. | Mt 5:5 |
| Get righteousness, shall those who seek. | Mt 5:6 |
| On merciful, mercy is poured. | Mt 5:7 |
| The pure in heart shall see the Lord. | Mt 5:8 |
| The peacemakers shall be God's heirs | Mt 5:9 |
| And those oppressed, the kingdom's theirs. | Mt 5:10 |
| If someone's persecuting you, | Mt 5:11 |
| You're blessed, they hurt the prophets too. | Mt 5:12 |
| You are the salt and you're the light. | Mt 5:13-14 |
| Be God's example of what's right. | Mt 5:15-16 |
| The Law will stand, Christ kept it all. | Mt 5:17-18 |
| You broke it, whether large or small. | Mt 5:20 |
| Don't kill, we've know this all along | Mt 5:21 |
| Hate in your heart is just as wrong. | Mt 5:22 |
| Adultery is sure unjust | Mt 5:27 |
| But so is just to gaze with lust. | Mt 5:28 |
| Don't swear, just tell the truth of course. | Mt 5:33-37 |
| Don't seek revenge, and don't divorce. | Mt 5:39,32 |
| We can all love our friends with ease | Mt 5:46-47 |
| Love too, like God, your enemies. | Mt 5:44,45,48 |
| It's good to give to charity | Mt 6:1-4 |
| And best to do it secretly. | Mt 6:1-4 |
| Pray not for men, with show and pride | Mt 6:5 |
| But humbly, God sees what's inside. | Mt 6:6 |
| Praise you, O God, your kingdom come. | Mt 6:9-10 |
| Provide our needs and keep us from | Mt 6:11 |
| Temptation and the evil one. | Mt 6:13 |
| Forgive us. May your will be done. | Mt 6:12,10 |
| If you forgive those who hurt you | Mt 6:14 |
| Then you'll receive forgiveness too. | Mt 6:14 |
| And when you fast, don't make a show | Mt 6:16 |
| But only you and God should know. | Mt 6:18 |
| Don't store your wealth in bins on earth. | Mt 6:19 |
| In heaven, treasure keeps its worth. | Mt 6:20 |
| I have to break it to you, honey | Mt 6:24 |
| You cannot serve both God and money. | Mt 6:24 |
| Seek God's domain and righteousness | Mt 6:33 |
| He'll take care of your food and dress. | Mt 6:31-32 |
| Don't judge and say "oh he's the worst", | Mt 7:1 |
| Instead correct your own sin first. | Mt 7:5 |
| Just keep in mind in all you do | Mt 7:12 |
| You do as you'd have done to you. | Mt 7:12 |
| The road is broad, the gate is wide | Mt 7:13 |
| That to destruction lets you slide. | Mt 7:13 |
| If you'd have Life become your fate | Mt 7:14 |
| Choose narrow road with little gate. | Mt 7:15 |
| From teachers who make good fruit, learn. | Mt 7:15-20 |
| Producers of bad fruit will burn." | Mt 7:15-20 |
| In closing, Jesus told his flock | Mt 7:24-27 |
| "Be wise and build upon the rock." | Mt 7:24-27 |
| He said to "Go!" and to "Be clean!" | Mt 8:1-13 |
| He healed as prophets had foreseen. | Mt 8:14-17 |
| Just "Follow me" - we think we can - | Mt 8:18-22 |
| But no rest for the Son of Man. | Mt 8:20 |
| When seas get rough, we get real scared | Mt 8:23-25 |
| It's like we think God's not prepared. | Mt 8:26 |
| But he's the Lord that makes and saves | Mt 8:26-27 |
| He's Lord of all, of wind and waves. | Mt 8:26-27 |
| He drives out demons, forgive sins, | Mt 8:28-9:8 |
| The hearts of sickly sinners wins. | Mt 9:9-12 |
| He says "let mercy fill your slate". | Mt 9:13 |
| He is the cause to celebrate. | Mt 9:14-17 |
| He healed her who for years had bled. | Mt 9:20-22 |
| He raised a young girl from the dead. | Mt 9:18-19,23-26 |
| He healed the mute, he healed the blind. | Mt 9:27-33 |
| His deeds the Pharisees maligned. | Mt 9:34 |
| He preached in each town he went through. | Mt 9:35-36 |
| The harvest ready, workers few. | Mt 9:37-38 |
| He said, "Disciples, off you go. | Mt 10:1 |
| Israelites yes, Gentiles no. | Mt 10:5-6 |
| And don't take cash, you're worth your bread. | Mt 10:9-10 |
| Just drive out demons, raise the dead. | Mt 10:8 |
| Give peace among the homes you stay. | Mt 10:11-13 |
| But if refused, shake dust away. | Mt 10:14 |
| Your message that must stay premier: | Mt 10:7 |
| The kingdom heaven has is near. | Mt 10:7 |
| The world will hate you 'cause of me. | Mt 10:22 |
| A house will have disunity. | Mt 10:34-37 |
| When they arrest you, things look bleak | Mt 10:19 |
| Don't fret, for through you God will speak. | Mt 10:20 |
| Don't fear those who your flesh control. | Mt 10:28 |
| But God who owns your flesh and soul. | Mt 10:28 |
| He knows each bird, alive or dead. | Mt 10:29 |
| He knows each hair upon your head. | Mt 10:30 |
| Acknowledge me in front of men, | Mt 10:32 |
| In front of God, I'll save you then. | Mt 10:32 |
| Serve me or anyone I send | Mt 10:39-42 |
| And you'll receive a dividend." | Mt 10:39-42 |
| John asked, "It's you? or is there more?" | Mt 11:2-3 |
| Christ said, "Good news preached to the poor". | Mt 11:4-5 |
| "My messenger prepared a path, | Mt 11:7-15 |
| but doubters doubt, and will get wrath. | Mt 11:16-24 |
| God gets to choose who will be blessed. | Mt 11:25-27 |
| Now come to me and you'll find rest." | Mt 11:28-30 |
| On legal technicality? | Mt 12:10 |
| Can one heal abnormality? | Mt 12:10 |
| When asked by teachers if he should, | Mt 12:10 |
| "It's always lawful to do good." | Mt 12:11-13 |
| With actions benedictory | Mt 12:15-17 |
| he leads justice to victory. | Mt 12:18-21 |
| Blaspheme the Spirit - no fresh start. | Mt 12:31-32 |
| The words you say flow from your heart. | Mt 12:33-37 |
| Ask not to see a miracle | Mt 12:38-45 |
| Faith's not from the empirical. | Mt 12:38-45 |
| Defining his own family: | Mt 12:46-50 |
| "It's those who follow God's decree." | Mt 12:46-50 |
| He told the crowd a parable | Mt 13:1-3 |
| Said, "live in soil that's arable". | Mt 13:4-9 |
| Some hear but don't hear God's command | Mt 13:13-15 |
| But blessed are you who understand. | Mt 13:16 |
| As wheat among the evil weeds, | Mt 13:36-43 |
| As power inside mustard seeds, | Mt 13:31-32 |
| As pearls or nets, be leaven-like, | Mt 13:34-52 |
| That's what the reign of heaven's like. | Mt 13:24,31,33,44,47 |
| He healed and had compassion on | Mt 14:13 |
| The crowds after the death of John. | Mt 14:1-12 |
| With bread and just a couple fish | Mt 14:15-19 |
| He fed five thousand all they wished. | Mt 14:20-21 |
| Christ walked on water faithfully | Mt 14:22-27 |
| And if we're called to, so can we. | Mt 14:28-33 |
| Don't have cold hearts like blinded fools. | Mt 15:1-20 |
| Seek God, not mere religious rules. | Mt 15:1-20 |
| The people fed, a girl set free | Mt 15:21-39 |
| By faith and with humility. | Mt 15:21-39 |
| Beware false teachers, right now, run. | Mt 16:6 |
| Instead heed the Anointed One. | Mt 16:13-20 |
| Though Jesus renamed Simon Rock | Mt 16:17-19 |
| He soon became a stumbling block | Mt 16:21-23 |
| To save your life, count it a loss. | Mt 16:25 |
| To follow Christ, pick up your cross. | Mt 16:24 |
| To gain the world, in part or whole | Mt 16:26 |
| Is worthless if you lose your soul. | Mt 16:26 |
| They hiked up to a mountain space | Mt 17:1 |
| Where like the sun shined Jesus' face. | Mt 17:2 |
| A cloud engulfed them, big and bright | Mt 17:5 |
| Said God, "In my Son I delight". | Mt 17:5 |
| A man approached the Lord and kneeled, | Mt 17:14 |
| He begged for his son to be healed. | Mt 17:15-16 |
| Disciples watched the spirit bout | Mt 17:18 |
| As Jesus drove the demon out. | Mt 17:18 |
| They asked, "Why couldn't we succeed?" | Mt 17:19 |
| He said, "You lack the faith you need." | Mt 17:20 |
| "Betrayed soon to the hands of men | Mt 17:22 |
| I'll die and then I'll rise again. | Mt 17:23 |
| Be humble like a little child. | Mt 18:1-6 |
| Christ came to clean the most defiled. | Mt 18:10-14 |
| Be bold, God is your guarantor. | Mt 18:15-20 |
| Forgive, you've been forgiven more. | Mt 18:21-35 |
| The rules aren't to be cut and spliced. | Mt 19:1-12,16-20 |
| Be innocent, and follow Christ. | Mt 13-15,21-30 |
| The Lord is just, so for him sweat. | Mt 20:1-10 |
| Don't worry 'bout what others get. | Mt 20:11-15 |
| The first to last, the last to first. | Mt 20:16 |
| The perfect killed for the accursed." | Mt 20:17-19 |
| Indignant at two brothers' nerve | Mt 20:20-24 |
| Discliples learned - to be great, Serve. | Mt 20:25-28 |
| Despite the crowd, two blind men plea. | Mt 20:29-31 |
| "Have mercy Lord," soon the could see. | Mt 20:32-34 |
| Into the city rode the king | Mt 21:1-11 |
| To make himself an offering. | Mt 21:1-11 |
| He drove out merchants to declare | Mt 21:12 |
| His house shall be a house of prayer. | Mt 21:13 |
| The children cheered. The fig tree died. | Mt 21:16-20 |
| You can have all with prayer applied. | Mt 21:21-22 |
| The leaders still he did confound. | Mt 21:23-27 |
| Then with some parables expound. | Mt 21:28 |
| What matters more; just what you say, | Mt 21:28-32 |
| Or actions that you do today? | Mt 21:28-32 |
| God won't reward those offered first | Mt 21:33-46 |
| If they refuse him, they'll be cursed. | Mt 21:33-46 |
| The party's on, so just say Yes | Mt 22:1-14 |
| And clothe yourself with righteousness. | Mt 22:1-14 |
| He wasn't trapped by a tax quiz: | Mt 22:15-20 |
| "Give rulers theirs, and God what's his". | Mt 22:21 |
| He answered next, "Have you not read? | Mt 22:23-28 |
| God rules the living, not the dead." | Mt 22:29-32 |
| They tried to test him on the Law. | Mt 22:34-36 |
| "Love God. Love people. There, that's all. | Mt 22:37-40 |
| Then Christ unleashed his diatribe | Mt 23:1 |
| Against the Pharisees and scribes. | Mt 23:2 |
| "They add new rules for men to reach | Mt 23:4 |
| But do not practice what they preach. | Mt 23:3 |
| All that they do's for men to see | Mt 23:5 |
| Their tassels and phylacteries. | Mt 23:5 |
| They love their titles and good seats | Mt 23:6-7 |
| To be saluted in the streets. | Mt 23:7 |
| Though they put up a clean facade, | Mt 23:25-26 |
| They swear by gold and don't trust God. | Mt 23:16-17 |
| A tenth of spices they collect | Mt 23:23 |
| But Faith and Mercy they neglect. | Mt 23:23 |
| They preach abroad but shut the door | Mt 23:13-15 |
| On sinners, prophets, God and more. | Mt 23:13-15,31 |
| They're self-indulgent hypocrites | Mt 23:27-28 |
| Whose house has been made desolate. | Mt 23:38 |
| Instead, be servants, you redeemed | Mt 23:11 |
| Be humbled first, to be esteemed." | Mt 23:12 |
| Discussing how the world would end, | Mt 24:1-2 |
| Disciples said, "So, tell us when." | Mt 24:3 |
| First wars and famines, earthquakes too | Mt 24:6-8 |
| Then they'll hate Jesus freaks like you. | Mt 24:9 |
| The faith of many will erode | Mt 24:10 |
| As wickedness makes love grow cold. | Mt 24:12 |
| In all the world, good news extend. | Mt 24:14 |
| The saved will stand firm to the end. | Mt 24:13 |
| When "I am God" claims the accursed | Mt 24:15 |
| Then flee and prepare for the worst. | Mt 24:16-22 |
| Don't trust false prophets' sorcery | Mt 24:23-24 |
| When Jesus comes back, all shall see. | Mt 24:27,30 |
| Don't join the drunkards, that'd be dumb | Mt 24:45-51 |
| Keep watch, you don't know when he'll come. | Mt 24:36-44 |
| Keep watch with your light burning bright | Mt 25:1-9 |
| So you'll be ready day or night. | Mt 25:10-13 |
| Serve God with talents given you | Mt 25:14-23 |
| Do not let fear and sloth accrue | Mt 25:24-30 |
| When helping others, those in need, | Mt 25:31-46 |
| God will reward you, guaranteed. | Mt 25:31-46 |
| The bad guys met before the feast | Mt 26:3 |
| To plot with Caiaphus the priest | Mt 26:4-5 |
| To capture Jesus. Judas joins. | Mt 26:16 |
| He'll trade Christ in for thirty coins. | Mt 26:14-15 |
| A woman poured upon his head | Mt 26:6-9 |
| Perfume, since soon he would be dead. | Mt 26:10-13 |
| Christ said, once Passover was made, | Mt 26:17-25 |
| "By one of you I'll be betrayed. | Mt 26:17-25 |
| Now eat, and drink, my blood is poured | Mt 26:26-28 |
| The price for sin, in God's accord. | Mt 26:26-28 |
| You are my flock, but you'll take flight. | Mt 26:31 |
| In fact, you'll fall away tonight. | Mt 26:31 |
| Sit here while I go there to pray | Mt 26:36 |
| I'm sad and filled with much dismay. | Mt 26:38 |
| Keep watch or sin may on you sneak. | Mt 26:41 |
| The spirit willing, body weak. | Mt 26:41 |
| My Father, take this from my please. | Mt 26:39 |
| But only as your will decrees." | Mt 26:42 |
| Then Judas led a multitude | Mt 26:47 |
| He kissed Christ and a fight ensued | Mt 26:48-51 |
| Till Jesus said, "Put down your sword. | Mt 26:52 |
| You think I couldn't stop this horde? | Mt 26:53 |
| But all must pass as prophets said." | Mt 26:54-56 |
| Then the disciples, they all fled. | Mt 26:56 |
| They grabbed and led him off to court | Mt 26:57 |
| Their witness did the truth distort. | Mt 26:59-61 |
| The chief priest said, "Won't you reply? | Mt 26:62 |
| Are you the Son of God Most High?" | Mt 26:63 |
| "As you have said. Now from this hour | Mt 26:64 |
| The Son of Man shall sit with power. | Mt 26:64 |
| They cried, "We've heard from his own breath. | Mt 26:65 |
| That's blasphemy, send him to death." | Mt 26:65-68 |
| Questioned if he with Jesus ran, | Mt 26:69 |
| said Peter, "I don't know the man". | Mt 26:70-75 |
| Then Judas, too, filled with remorse | Mt 27:3-4 |
| Returned the money to its source. | Mt 27:3 |
| The governor, now, for the Feast | Mt 27:15 |
| Asked if they wanted Christ released. | Mt 27:16-21 |
| The crowd did not want, he asked "Why?" | Mt 27:21-23 |
| But they just shouted, "Crucify!" | Mt 27:23 |
| The soldiers mocked the king with scorn | Mt 27:27-31 |
| And capped him with a crown of thorns. | Mt 27:29 |
| They crucified him, took his clothes | Mt 27:35 |
| They mocked him to add to his woes. | Mt 27:41 |
| "Though others he healed and forgave, | Mt 27:42 |
| It seems himself he cannot save." | Mt 27:42 |
| Then darkness came, though it was day, | Mt 27:45 |
| "My God, why have you gone away?" | Mt 27:46 |
| When Jesus died, the earth, it shook. | Mt 27:50-51 |
| The soldiers shared a frightened look. | Mt 27:54 |
| Now terrified, what had they done? | Mt 27:54 |
| "For surely this man was God's son." | Mt 27:54 |
| His body, wrapped, entombed it lay | Mt 27:57-60 |
| A guard was posted night and day. | Mt 27:62-66 |
| The Marys, shocked out of their gloom | Mt 28:1 |
| An angel opened up the tomb! | Mt 28:2 |
| The angel was like lightning, bright | Mt 28:3 |
| The guards all nearly died of fright. | Mt 28:4 |
| The angel said, "Don't be afraid. | Mt 28:5 |
| Go see the place where he was laid. | Mt 28:6 |
| Now he has risen from the dead. | Mt 28:6 |
| Now go, for he has gone ahead. | Mt 28:7 |
| They ran till Jesus they didn meet. | Mt 28:8-9 |
| They fell and worshipped at his feet. | Mt 28:10 |
| Soon the disciples met him too | Mt 28:16 |
| Some doubted while some worshipped true. | Mt 28:17 |
| Said Jesus, "All authority | Mt 28:18 |
| On earth and heaven giv'n to me. | Mt 28:18 |
| Now go and all the nations reach | Mt 28:19 |
| Disciple them, baptize and teach. | Mt 28:19-20 |
| I am with you, at every stage, | Mt 28:20 |
| Unto the very end of age." | Mt 28:20 |
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