Rejected
Lyrics & Music by Colin McCrow
© 1990 LeiEz Music,  
CCLI Song No: Not Listed, 
Source: Impact 
Composed 09/02/1990
CCL 13216 Used by permission 

Verse 1
Rejected, by His people,
He came, He came to save.
Jesus, the friend of sinners,
O what a sacrifice He made;

He had to speak in parables,
To keep the Pharisees at bay;
He was rejected.

Chorus
Jesus, the friend of sinners,
Rejected by the "good",
They should have got to know Him more,
Like the sinners did;  He was rejected.

Verse 2
His people didn't know Him,
Yet He taught them of love;
Could not see through their burdens,
They did not know who Jesus was.

Law was their hope  and so they thought,
Cherished their "goodness" and their works;
They were rejected. 

Chorus
Jesus, the friend of sinners,
Rejected by the "good",
They should have got to know Him more,
Like the sinners did;  He was rejected.

Verse 3
Israel,  house divided,
By the folly of law;
Jesus, He came to save them,
And wept for their broken lives.

They had chosen the "righteous" way,
Yet in their lives sin held sway,
They were rejected.

Chorus
Jesus, the friend of sinners,
Rejected by the "good",
They should have got to know Him more,
Like the sinners did;  He was rejected.

Verse 4
O friend now hear this story,
Decide which side you're on.
Troubles they are not ended,
Will you  now follow God's  own Son?

Don't choose the easy path of sin,
You need all His power within,
Don't be rejected.

Chorus
Jesus, the friend of sinners,
Rejected by the "good",
They should have got to know Him more,
Like the sinners did;  He was rejected.

Ending
They were rejected,
Don't be rejected of Him.