Em God's angry man, His crotchety scholar Em Was Saint Jerome, The great name-caller Am Who cared not a dime for laws of libel Em And in his spare time he translated the Bible C D Em St Jerome, the Thunderer [Verse 2] Em Quick to disparage all joys but learning Em Jerome thought marriage was better than burning Am But did'nt like womans painted cheeks; Em He did'nt like Romans and he did'nt like Greeks C D Em St Jerome, the Thunderer [Verse 3] Em Hated pagens for their pagen ways Em Yet doted on Cicero all of his days Am A born reformer, cross and gifted Em He scolded mankind, sterner than Swift did C D Em St Jerome, the Thunderer [Bridge] C D Em But he swelled men's minds with Godly leaven, C D Em It takes all kinds to make a heaven B7 [Verse 4] Em Worked to save the World from the heathen Em Fled to a cave for peace to breathe in Am Promptly wherewith for miles around Em He filled the air with fury and sound C D Em St Jerome the Thunderer [Verse 5] Em In a mighty prose for almighty ends, Em He thrust at his foes, and quarrelled with his friends Am And served his Master, Though with complaint, Em He wasn't a plaster sort of Saint C D Em St Jerome the Thunderer [Verse 6] Em Can't get through life with just being nice Em Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ Am Love without truth is just sentimental Em Truth without love is sterile C D Em St Jerome the Thunderer [Bridge] C D Em But he swelled men's minds with Godly leaven, C D Em It takes all kinds to make a heaven B7 (Repeat 1st Verse) Em God's angry man, His crotchety scholar Em Was Saint Jerome, The great name-caller Am Who cared not a dime for laws of libel Em And in his spare time he translated the Bible C D Em St Jerome the Thunderer