God on earth

When God Almighty came to earth
He took the pain of Jesus’ birth,
He took the flight of refugee,
And whispered, “Humbly follow me.”

When God Almighty went to work,
Carpenter’s sweat he didn’t shirk,
Profit and loss he didn’t flee,
And whispered, “Humbly follow me.”

When God Almighty walked the street,
The critic’s curse he had to meet,
The cynic’s smile he had to see,

And whispered, “Humbly follow me.”

When God Almighty met his folk,
Of peace and truth he boldly spoke
To set the slave and tyrant free,
And whispered, “Humbly follow me.”

When God Almighty took his place
To save the sometimes human race,
He took it boldly on a tree,
And whispered, “Humbly follow me.”

When God Almighty comes again,
He’ll meet us incognito as then;
And though no words may voice his plea,
He’ll whisper, “Are you following me?”

©1987  WGRG, Iona Community, Govan, Glasgow G51 3UU, Scotland

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