Elishah Media
Poor Man
(from Elishah’s album, Nothing’s Broken)
Look at you, oh blessed man covered in the oil
They say you’re the anointed one
But what about your brother lying in the soil
Because he’s got nowhere to run?
You got your harvest back a hundred fold and more
And you are doing quite alright
But don’t you ever forget where you were before or how it was to just survive
Let your light dawn in the dark, shine in the night
Only then will they be made whole
Pass him on the highway, he’s begging for your bread
But he’s so filthy you can’t see
That he is human, too, his blood, it still flows red
And he, too, has the strength to be
A child of the Living God, a joint heir with Christ
With help from you he’ll rise above
Every situation, every circumstance and vice
To come to know the Savior’s love
Driving in your car, pass him on the right
But he’s just a filthy bum
Someone else may help him and anyway, you can’t stand the sight
Of someone wasted on rum
But you have inside of you the Maker of all things
Jesus is more than any high
And if you’ll see this man through the eyes of our King
You’ll find he’s just a normal guy who needs you to…
© 2007 Jimmy Atkins and Michael Atkins