Is this the Messiah? Lyrics

I'm sitting by the river, one hot Israeli afternoon

I hear a few men talking 'bout a certain Jesus and his crew

I find that I'm so drawn to what they're saying so I move

Just a little closer so that I could hear some more

Now they said that he did wonders

Everything he did was new

And they ain't never heard nobody

Talk the way He do

But there's just one thing leaving them

A little bit confused

Is this the Messiah or it's just a passing cruise

Now I'm walking through the street, another hot Israeli afternoon

I hear a crowd approaching, chasing Jesus and his crew

Just then I decided that I've gotta take a look

Is there something special 'bout this guy who made the news

But the more I tried to catch a glimpse

The less that I could see

Oh, that crowd left no room for

A little guy like me

But this would be my chance to turn

The rumors into truth

Is this the Messiah or it's just a passing cruise

So I ran ahead and climbed a sycamore fig tree

Just in time to see Jesus passing by beneath

But something happened that would never leave me the same

He stopped right there, looked up at me

And called me by my name

He said, Zacchaeus would you come down

I'll dine with you tonight

And the crowd that was standing by

Was just as shocked as me

'Cause how could this wretched sinner host this

Pure and holy man

But when Jesus looked at me He saw

A son of Abraham

And that night as He talked

Oh I started to believe that

If there was a Messiah

Then this surely would be Him

'Cause all my lust for wealth and power was gone

And in its place was peace

Only the Messiah could bring salvation to a thief

All my lust for wealth and power was gone

And in its place was peace

When Jesus the Messiah brought salvation right to me