Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Bethlehemian Rhapsody by Mark Bradford

Mary and Joseph
Since I've started reviewing and writing about songs in this site, it is good once in a while to be able to just listen to creative stuff by other people especially when it comes to changing lyrics set into popular music. What's more special about the song that I'm reviewing now is that Christian lyrics are set into the very popular secular music of Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody.

I like the idea that puppets were made as actors in this music video as it makes the story and song rendition more interesting and easy to watch since the scenes shift so drastically.

Here's the lyrics to sing along:


Is this the real birth? Is it Nativity? 
Caught in a census, in the town of his ancestry. 
Open your eyes, look up to the skies & see...

He's just a poor boy, foretold by prophecy 
Because the wise men come, wise men go, angels high, shepherds low; 
This is how God's love shows, it's a wondrous story to me, to me. 

Mary just got the word 
The angel did appear, but he told her not to fear. 
Mary, now it's just begun. Your son is gonna wash our sins away.
Mary, ooooh....
The God who reigns on high has sent his son thru you to die for all.

I see a little sillouetto of a sheep, 
Shepherds watch, Shepherds watch over their flocks at nighttime. 
Angels shine like lightning, very very frightening me. 
Glory to God! Peace on earth! (repeat) 
Unto you is born this day, the only way! 

I'm just a shepherd, nobody loves me.
He's just a shepherd from a poor family. 
Angels said, go to the stable & see. 
Wise men come, wise men go, will Herod let him live?  
Hey Herod, NO he will not let him live...BETTER GO! (repeat) 
GO, go, go, go! 
Oh, Mary, Joseph, Mary, Joseph to Egypt now, 
gotta save your son who came for me, for me, for me!

So you think that it's just a tale of days gone by? 
But this child who was born went to Calvary to die. 
Oh, Jesus, it's the story of Jesus
Wash our sins out, wash our sins right out of here. 
It's a wondrous story, anyone can see. 
Let's give God the glory, it's a wondrous story to me.


Here's the inspiring video:


The most important line of the story is of course the last two lines:
It's a wondrous story, anyone can see. 
Let's give God the glory, it's a wondrous story to me.

1 comment:

  1. I'm really fascinated by this rhapsody, unbelievable!! Thank you! I like it! Claudia

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