They Need You, They Need Me, They Need Christ - The International Staff Songsters

No copyright intended - may this music glorify Gods name. Lyrics below
This thought provoking song 'They Need You, They Need Me, They Need Christ' is taken from the International Staff Songster CD entitled 'The Spirit of the Army'. Written by two well known musicians of the Salvation Army, words by General John Gowans and music written by General John Larsson. It comes from their musical "Mark Man II" (1985).
Lyrics
There are people living in the world out there,
They need you, they need me, they need Christ;
There are children crying and no one to care,
They need you, they need me, they need Christ.
And they'll go on hurting in the world out there,
And they'll go on dying, drowning in despair,
And they'll go on crying, that's unless we care:
They need you, they need me, they need Christ.
There are people living who would rather die,
They need you, they need me, they need Christ;
And their Christian neighbours simply pass them by,
They need you, they need me, they need Christ.
There are people sitting by a silent phone,
People cold and hungry, people left alone,
Suicides for reasons that remain unknown:
They need you, they need me, they need Christ.
There's the prostitute and there's the prisoner too,
They need you, they need me, they need Christ;
There's the 'skid row' fella who has lost a shoe,
They need you, they need me, they need Christ.
The compulsive gambler dreaming of his yacht,
And the lad that's stealing just to get his 'shot',
And the kid that's pregnant and pretends she's not:
They need you, they need me, they need Christ.
There are runaways who want a place to go,
They need you, they need me, they need Christ;
There are alcoholics who don't seem to know,
They need you, they need me, they need Christ;
There are God-less people who have lost their way,
And they need God's love but they're afraid to say.
If we close our eyes perhaps they'll go away
Without you, without me, without Christ;
God bless you