Don’t Walk On By (Lk.10: 30-37 Poem by Michael P. Johnson

We think we’re safe in Christ alive
Life’s way is crystal clear
Now every day we’ll surely thrive
And have no more to fear

Yet though we’re saved and born anew
Made righteous through God’s Son
There still remains so much to do
Until God’s will is done

For still we watch how others die
How others rot in jail
Like fools content we walk on by
And see our neighbours fail

Too many lives are in disgrace
So many die in ruin
With downcast heart with smiling face
They dance to Satan’s tune

Still lost in pride and gross deceit
Astray from life on high
They sit at Satan’s evil feet
Whilst those now saved walk by

We think to know we think we’re wise
Death’s road is far behind
We think in Christ we’ve open eyes
But to the truth we’re blind

Our ears can’t hear the sinners cry
Can’t hear our neighbour’s groan
Content we live the devil’s lie
With hearts are hard as stone

That others cross the last divide
Assail the God’s holy mount
The truth inside we cannot hide
Nor quench Salvation’s fount