YOU SEEM TO BE
by Rhonda Jackson  March 26, 02 1 a.m.

YOU SEEM TO BE A CHRISTIAN BUT IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE?
YOU SEEM TO BE SO PROUD OF THAT AND EAGER TO SHOW YOUR SCARS
YOU SEEM TO BE A CHILD OF GOD BUT YOU TURN TO THE DARK SIDE SO FAST
YOU WALK OUT OF CHURCH ALL GOODNESS AND LIGHT
BUT THE LIGHT NEVER SEEMS LIKE IT LASTS.
YOU SEEM TO BE A CHRISTIAN, YOUR BUMPER STICKERS SAY SO
YOU THUMP YOUR BIBLE TO QUOTE THE WORD
BUT WHEN GOD ASKS....YOU SAY NO.
YOU SEEM TO BE A SERVANT OF THE LORD
YOU LOOK AND DRESS THE PART
BUT THE SMILE YOU WEAR DOESN'T TOUCH YOUR EYES
NEVER MIND YOUR HEART.
YOU SEEM TO BE A WITNESS FOR HIM
IN CHURCH YOUR WORDS ARE SO SWEET
BUT WHERE'S YOUR WITNESS TO THE LOST AND THE LONELY
WHEN YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE STREET?
YOU SEEM TO BE AN ENEMY OF THE WORLD
YOU PROTEST AND PETITION AND HARP
ON EVIL AND UGLY AND SINS OF THE FLESH
BUT WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE DARK?
YOU SEEM TO BE, YOU SEEM TO BE
YOU SEEM TO BE SO KIND
BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR WIFE NEEDS YOU
AND YOU TURN AWAY AND PAY HER NO MIND?
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOUR KIDS ARE IN TROUBLE
AND THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR ARE SO BROKE?
WHERE IS YOUR FAITH AND WHY CAN'T YOU BE BOTHERED
TO SHOW THEM SOME LOVE AND SOME HOPE?
YOU SEEM TO BE, YOU SEEM TO BE
YOU SEEM TO BE GOD'S STAR
YOU BOAST OF THE BATTLES YOU'VE WON FOR THE KINGDOM
AND THEN SILENTLY SURRENDER THE WAR.
YOU SEEM TO BE, YOU SEEM TO BE
YOU SEEM LIKE A FANATIC, A FOOL
THE WORLD MAKES FUN OF YOUR RELIGION
AND THEN YOU LET THEM USE YOU LIKE A TOOL.
THERE IS A LINE THAT'S DRAWN IN THE SAND
NO LONGER CAN YOU CROSS
BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH
ONCE MORE, AND YOU'LL BE LOST.
NO SEEM TO BE'S WILL MAKE THE GRADE
NO FAKING, FOOLISH GOATS
THE WOLVES YOU'VE PLAYED AROUND SO LONG
HAVE COME TO CUT YOUR THROATS.
NO SEEM TO BE'S WILL SEE THE VICTORY
THAT'S PROMISED TO THE SHEEP
FOR CHRIST WILL COME AND TAKE US HOME
WHILE YOU ARE FAST ASLEEP.
AND ALL THE "SEEM TO BE CHRISTIANS"
AND ALL THE LUKEWARM AND COLD
AND ALL THE WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
AND ALL OF THE BAD AND THE BOLD
WILL FACE THEMSELVES IN JESUS'S EYES
AND STILL THEY WILL NOT SEE
THEY'LL ARGUE, PROTEST THAT THEY WERE THE BEST
AND HE'LL SAY "YES, YOU DID SEEM TO BE."
"BUT I NEVER KNEW YOU AND I NEVER REACHED YOU
THOUGH I DAILY IN LOVE STRETCHED MY HAND
YOU WERE SO BUSY BUILDING YOUR KINGDOM
AND CRAVING THE PRAISE OF A MAN.
I NEVER KNEW YOU AND YOU NEVER KNEW ME
YOU WERE PLAYING BOTH SIDES OF THE GAME
PLAYING TO WIN AND PLAYING WITH SIN
AND CALLING YOURSELF BY MY NAME.
YOU SEEMED TO BE A VESSEL OF HONOR
BUT THERE WERE JUST DEAD BONES INSIDE
AND HELL IS FULL OF HIPOCRITS
WHO WALKED THAT PATH SO WIDE."
YOU SEEM TO BE A CHRISTIAN, FRIEND
THAT'S PROBABLY HOW YOU FEEL
BUT HERE TODAY BEFORE YOU WALK AWAY...
CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT IT'S REAL?
WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE AND ALL DONE THAT
WE'VE PUT ON A MAGNIFICENT SHOW
TO THE WORLD WE MAY SEEM LIKE WE'RE SOLD OUT TO GOD
BUT ONLY WE AND THE LORD REALLY KNOW.

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