Chorus:
There was a man in Jerico called Zaccheus.
There was a man in Jerico called Zaccheus.
Now the Hebrews, they were tall,
But Zaccheus, he was small,
Yet the Lord loved Zaccheus,
Better than them all.
- The Lord went walking one day
through Jerico town,
And the people began to gather
from miles around,
But Zaccheus, he couldn’t see,
So he climbed a sycamore tree,
And the Lord looked up and said:
“Zaccheus, come down.” - The Lord said: “Zaccheus,
I am dining with you today,
Zaccheus, I come to your house.
Come lead the way.”
Then Zaccheus, he gave a cheer,
But the people began to sneer,
“This man is a sinner,
Does the Lord seek lodging here?” - Now Zaccheus was small of stature,
But he could show,
That a man who is stout of heart
can grow and grow”
If I have cheated young and old,
I restore the goods fourfold”,
And salvation came that day
to his whole household.