nazarene

johnny cash

caesar ruled rome and all its glory

every land called alexander great

but no man can compare in any story

with the one man who controls so many's fate

yes along the dusty road came the nazarene

baptized by john was the nazarene

preaching on the top of the mountain was the nazarene

followed by the multitude was the nazarene

tried and condemned they laid their stripes on him

but like he said back from the dead came the nazarene

nothing good had ever come from nazareth

an unimportant place in galilee

but the soul of any man could fall into bondage

and god had promised man could be set free

and then along the dusty road came the nazarene

baptized by john was the nazarene

preaching on the top of the mountain was the nazarene

followed by the multitude was the nazarene

tried and condemned they laid their stripes on him

but like he said back from the dead came the nazarene