Rich Mullins

Brother's Keeper

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Now the plummer's got a drip in his spigot
The mechanic's got a clank in his car
And the preacher's thinking thoughts that are wicked
And the lover's got a lonely heart
My friends ain't the way I wish they were
They are just the way they are

And I will be my brother's keeper
Not the one who judges him
I won't despise him for his weakness
I won't regard him for his strength
I won't take away his freedom
I will help him learn to stand
And I will, I will be my brother's keeper

Now this roof has got a few missing shingles
But at least we got ourselves a roof
And they say that she's a fallen angel
I wonder if she recalls when she last flew
There's no point in pointing fingers
Unless you're pointing to the truth

I will be my brother's keeper
Not the one who judges him
I won't despise him for his weakness
I won't regard him for his strength
I won't take away his freedom
I will help him learn to stand
And I will, I will be my brother's keeper

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midorrian On Aug 29, 2002

Now the plummer's got a drip in his spigot 
The mechanic's got a clank in his car 
And the preacher's thinking thoughts that are wicked 
And the lover's got a lonely heart 
My friends ain't the way I wish they were 
They are just the way they are

And I will be my brother's keeper 
Not the one who judges him 
I won't despise him for his weakness 
I won't regard him for his strength 
I won't take away his freedom 
I will help him learn to stand 
And I will, I will be my brother's keeper

Now this roof has got a few missing shingles 
But at least we got ourselves a roof 
And they say that she's a fallen angel 
I wonder if she recalls when she last flew 
There's no point in pointing fingers 
Unless you're pointing to the truth

And I will be my brother's keeper 
Not the one who judges him 
I won't despise him for his weakness 
I won't regard him for his strength 
I won't take away his freedom 
I will help him learn to stand 
And I will, I will be my brother's keeper

I will be my brother's keeper 
Not the one who judges him 
I won't despise him for his weakness 
I won't regard him for his strength 
I won't take away his freedom 
I will help him learn to stand 
And I will, I will be my brother's keeper

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carolyn0mx

2017-09-25 23:16:17

Midorrian

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2002-08-29 18:50:51

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by RichMullinLuver

18y ago

Always have someone to watch out for you even if they are torn themselves its a little more than what you had before

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by carolyn0mx

8y ago

Song: Brother's Keeper - Rich Mullins - 1st verse that mentions "a pastor who is thinking wicked thoughts". HUH? This was sung in our church last Sunday, and I was stunned by this phrase, being sung immediately before the pastor's sermon. There may, indeed, be pastors who think "wicked thoughts", but I could not believe that the person singing it was someone old enough, and was someone discerning enough to sing something with these lyrics. The pastor is a fine man, and I highly respect him. I wonder what he was thinking as he got up to preach. Just shaking my head both because of the soloist, and becaomeone actually wrote these words. There are some good thoughts in the songh, garanted, but it is not somethingT

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