LYRICS:
Mother: But it makes no sense – it can’t be true
Sarah: Oh, no – this cannot be
Father: He’s turned away from all he knew
Mother: He’s turned his back on you
Sarah: And me!

Crowd:
LIAR – He’s abandoned the truth
TRAITOR – So, now we’re all betrayed
TURNCOAT – We’re gonna hunt him down
THIEF – We’re gonna make him pay

Father: No, it makes no sense – this cannot be true
Mother: To add to our shock and shame
Father: Why, he’s not only changing his colors & cloak
He’s even changed his name (crowd gasps!)

Crowd:
LIAR – He’s abandoned his home
TRAITOR – His whole family’s betrayed
TURNCOAT – He can never return
THIEF – We gotta make him pay

The Rebels:
Now isn’t he the one
who had us on the run
Throughout all Jerusalem

And isn’t he the guy
Who wanted us to die
If we didn’t walk just like him

Father: I do declare it’s my final decree to last ‘til the end of time
Mother: This son of yours has disgraced us all
Father: He is no more a son of mine!

Crowd:
LIAR! TRAITOR! TURNCOAT! THIEF!
Destroyer of all you once were
How will you face your family and friends
And how will you ever face her
You can never return to your family again
Die – that’s what we prefer!
LIAR! TRAITOR! TURNCOAT! THIEF!
It’s the end of all that you were

LIAR – He’s abandoned our God
TRAITOR – Our tradition’s betrayed
TURNCOAT – He’s dead to us now
THIEF – Startin’ today

Sarah:
Where are you, Saul
Everything is changing
I don’t understand – what’s
Happened to you

The Rebels:
Now isn’t he the one
who had us on the run
Throughout all Jerusalem

And isn’t he the guy
Who wanted us to die
If we didn’t walk just like him

Sarah:
You should hear what they’re saying about you, Saul
What’s this twisting of your mind – it’s all so confusing
And if the strange stories they’re telling about you are true,
Then I don’t know what to believe

Must it all come down to you?

I don’t know if you can hear me, Saul,
I don’t even know if you’ll take the time
But you’ll lose everything we’ve worked for
And the love you’ll lose

Is mine

Ananias:
Feared by believers he suddenly loves
Hated by friends he once knew
He’s a man without a country, now
But determined to push on through

Convicted by God of his guilt
Convicted by men of his shame

Stripped by his family of all authority
But burnin’ inside with a new priority

With just his faith
In the promise of God’s only Son
One man with a conviction
Makes a majority

Of One

Sarah:
Why are you
doing this to me, Saul
Why?

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