Joseph you're a righteous man, 

  Obedient and strong

You heard this child was God's own plan

  And humbly went along.

You took young Mary as your wife

  In spite of whispered words,

And helped her care for this new life

  Who wasn't really yours.

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Chorus:

This babe you've been chosen to raise

  Will one day be raised on a cross.

He'll die and be raised in three short days

  To bring life to all who are lost.

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Joseph you obeyed the Lord

  And heeded his commands,

You kept them safe from Herod's sword

  Way down in Egypt land.

You cared for them by working hard

  With hammer, saw and wood.

And brought them back to Nazareth

  When angels said you should.

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This child you've been chosen to raise...

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Joseph you lived faithfully 

  And watched young Jesus grow

You waited for the day when he

  Would let Himself be known.

And though you joined your forefathers

  Before Christ was revealed,

Like them, you saw what was to come:

  God's whole creation healed.

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This child you've been chosen to raise...

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