Jesus saves, saves little children in distress Jesus saves, he saves the sick, the penniless Jesus saves, he saves the dying in their beds Jesus saves, he saves the drowning, saves the wrecks Jesus saves, he saves the pure and leaves the rest Jesus saves, he saves the homeless on the streets Jesus saves, saves the afflicted, saves the meek Jesus saves, he saves the hungry, saves the weak Jesus saves, saves every soul that he can reach Jesus saves, he saves the useful, leaves the obsolete Jesus loves, he loves the underdog, he does Jesus loves downtrodden sinners just like us Jesus loves, he loves to hear the sound of pain Just because, well he can't save you if you ain't one of us The damned, the blind, the deaf, the never-walk-again Jesus gives to the lame, he gives their limps Jesus gives to the prostitues, their pimps Jesus gives, gives us the crackhead's crying wince Jesus gives, he gives the derelicts their drinks Jesus gives, so he can watch the swamp of people squirm and sink 'Cause Jesus craves, he craves the brotherhood of man Jesus craves the bony gripping of its hands Jesus craves, he craves the cross, he craves the nails Jesus craves, he craves the pain the mortal feels Jesus craves all the cruelty that ever made him real Jesus saves, saves every sinner you can see Jesus saves, saves even amateurs like me Jesus saves, saves men of evil, men of greed Jesus saves, saves you from thinking, just believe That Jesus saves, and you can lemming-like go walking, to the Cliffs of eternity