Judas Working (How Hard is)

His act of betrayal was unforgivable. Or was it?

1.
    Am            C
How hard is Judas working

        Dm7            C
to make up for what he did?

  Am             C
I know before he died

               Bb
he learned the facts.
2.
    Am              C
How long will we be paying

        Dm7                C
for the secrets we thought hid,

    Am
Our multitude of

C                     Bb
cruel and thoughtless acts?

3.

    Am          C
How terrible is judgement!

      Dm7              C
Judge ye not, not even he.

   Am                C
If you'd been in his sandals

        Bb
are you sure

4.
      Am               C
You'd have the will to follow

         Dm7           C
when you didn't really see?

      Am
Would you have known

    C             Bb
the Master was so pure?
5.
         Am             C
(How) presumptuous to betray him

      Dm7              C
or to think he doesn't know

      Am              C
(How) crushing is our guilt

             Bb
when we find out!
6.
         Am                 C
(Do you) sell your soul for silver,

        Dm7               C
missing substance for the show?

Am
Doubting faith

    C               Bb
but having faith in doubt?
7.
  Am               C
Observe the little children,

     Dm7      C
as a family begins,

  Am             C
Unknowing of how much

            Bb
the parents give.
8.
    Am          C
How infinite is mercy

     Dm7             C
to encompass all our sins

   Am
In perfect love,

     C          Bb      Am
does even Judas live
Judas Working (How Hard is)

JudasDoes even Judas live? Urantia Paper 139, "The Twelve Apostles," section 12, Judas Iscariot,^ ends on this cryptic hint: "The worlds have found it difficult to forgive Judas, and his name has become eschewed throughout a far-flung universe." Some UB students wonder, would we need to forgive one who is no more?
Originated 1987 Jun 24, 9 AM, Chicago. Published on mindfulwebworks.com 2007 Mqy 1. Reformatted and links updated 2011 Oct 12.
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