"People" by Apologetix, That Christian Parody Band (www.AplogetiX.com)
James was caught by Herod; Herod captured Peter.
They were sharing Herod’s outbreak of attacks upon believers.
James would have to face the sword and Peter would escape it.
They were not afraid of dying; they both knew that they could take it.
Thomas preached in Babylon and India they claimed,
Then the local folks impaled him with a lance while he was praying.
They were all about to die, but they weren’t thinking much about it,
And their story didn’t have a chance but none of them were doubting.
Why oh why would someone die if it was just a hoax?
Why then take the awful risk to tell us Jesus rose?
Simple men from Galilee would not have spoken lies
To get enrolled in history books as martyrs for Jesus Christ.
Simon died along with Jude from arrows spears or crosses
Someone gave Bartholomew a skin-removal process
Some of them were stoned alive like James the son of Alphaeus
And their stories are the evidence that none of them were doubters.
Why oh why would someone die if it was just a hoax?
Why then take the awful risk to tell us Jesus rose?
Simple men like you and me would not have spoken lies
To get well known in all the books as martyrs for Jesus Christ.
A lot of guys were crucified for calling Him Messiah
Philip died and Andrew did and possibly Matthais
Peter’s was a most unpleasant death for being Christian
They would turn him upside down and then go through with crucifixion
Paul, he was beheaded, probably Matthew did the same
Then they threw off of the temple top the other guy named
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