He touched the ones that others would despise

He touched the ones that others would despise,
he lifted up the poor to help them rise,
he stemmed the hypocrites within their pride
and drew the little children to his side.

He stopped the ones who'd stone a woman dead,
then offered care, forgiving her instead.
He called his friend once buried in a cave,
he promised love would live beyond the grave.

Verse 3 follows

Tune: ALL SOULS; CHILTON FOLIAT
Metre: 10.10.10.10

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)

Words © 3/12/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. 

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