Chris Rice The Face Of Christ Lyrics

The Face Of Christ Lyrics

He shares a room outside with a dozen other guys

And the only roof he knows
is that 

sometimes starry sky

A tattered sleeping bag on a concrete
slab is his bed

And it's too cold to talk tonight

So I just sit with
him instead and think

 

How did I find myself in a better place

I
can't look down on the frown on the other guy's face

'Cause when I stoop
down low, look him square in the eye

I get a funny feeling, I just might be
dealing

with the face of Christ

 

After sixteen years in a cold,
gray prison yard

Somehow his heart is soft, but keeping simple

faith is
hard

He lays his Bible open on the table next to me

And as I heart his
humble prayer I feel his longing to be free someday

 

repeat
chorus

 

See you had no choice which day you would be born

Or the
color of your skin,

or what planet you'd be on

Would your mind be
strong, would your eyes be blue or brown

Whether daddy would be rich, or if
momma stuck around at all

 

So if you find yourself in a better
place

You can't look down on the frown on the other guy's face

You
gotta stoop down low, look him square in the eye

And get a funny feeling,
'cause you might be dealing...

 

repeat chorus