Song Title: “Who Is My Neighbor?”
(Verse 1)
A man was walking down a dusty road,
Fell to the ground, beaten, left alone.
Strangers passed, their hearts turned away,
Priest and Levite, with nothing to say.
But then came a stranger, from a distant land,
No title, no honor, just an open hand.
(Chorus)
Who is my neighbor? Who will I be?
A heart full of mercy, or blind to what I see?
Love has no borders, no lines drawn in sand,
It lives in the kindness of one helping hand.
(Verse 2)
The Samaritan stopped, saw the broken man’s face,
Bandaged his wounds with tender grace.
Poured out his oil, paid every cost,
Gave without measure, counted nothing lost.
Not bound by duty, but moved by love,
A simple reflection of the heart above.
(Chorus)
Who is my neighbor? Who will I be?
A heart full of mercy, or blind to what I see?
Love has no borders, no lines drawn in sand,
It lives in the kindness of one helping hand.
(Bridge)
It’s not in the title, not in the name,
Not in religion, not fortune or fame.
But in the moments we choose to care,
To cross the road and meet others there.
(Final Chorus)
Who is my neighbor? Lord, help me see—
The hurting, the broken, the least of these.
Love has no borders, no lines drawn in sand,
It lives in the kindness of one helping hand.
(Outro)
Go and do likewise, hear the call—
Mercy’s the greatest gift of all.
Michael Forty