DON'T SHOOT THE WOUNDED (Chuck Girard)
C F/C C
Don't shoot the wounded, they need us more than ever
F/C C
They need our love no matter what it is they've done
F
Sometimes we just condemn them,
And don't take time to hear their story
G G7 C F/C F
Don't shoot the wounded, someday you might be one
C F/C C
It's easy to love the people who are standing hard and fast
C F/C C
Pressing on to meet that higher calling
F
But the ones who might be struggling, we tend to judge too harshly
And refuse to try and catch them when they're falling
G
We put people into boxes and we draw our hard conclusions
And when they do the things we know they should not do
C
We sometimes write them off as hopeless
F
And we throw them to the dogs
G
Our compassion and forgiveness sometimes seem in short supply
So I say...
Chorus
C
We can love them and forgive them
F/C C
When their sin does not exceed our own
For we too have been down bumpy roads before
F
But when they commit offenses outside the boundaries we have set
We judge them in a word and we turn them out,
And we close the door
G
Myself I've been forgiven for so many awful things
I've been cleansed and washed and bathed so many times
C F
That when I see a brother who has fallen from the way
G
I just can't find the license to convict him of his crimes
So I say...
Chorus
C F/C C
That doesn't mean we turn our heads when we see a brother sin
C F/C C
And pretend that what he's doing is all right
F
But we must help him see his error, we must lead him to repent
Cry with those who cry, but bring their deeds into the light
G
For it's the sick that need the doctor,
and it's the lame that need the crutch
It's the prodigal who needs the loving hand
C
For a man who's in despair, there should be
F
Kindnessfrom his friends
G
'Lest he should forsake the fear of almighty God
And turn away from God and man
So I say...
Chorus
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