Thoughts

And when the Son, Man comes

And all the holy angel's with Him

Then shall He sit on His glorious throne

And He will divide the nations before Him

As a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats




And she shall put the sheep on His right

And the goats on His left

And He shall say to the sheep

Come ye, blessed of my Father

Inherit the Kingdom I have prepared for You

From the foundation of the world




For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat

I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink

I was naked and you clothed me

I was a stranger and you invited me in

I was sick and I was in prison and you came to me

Thank you, enter into your rest




And they shall answer Him, yes, they shall answer Him

And they'll say, Lord, when?

When were You hungry, Lord

And we gave You something to eat?

Lord, when were You thirsty? I can't remember

And we gave You drink?

Huh, when were You naked, Lord, and we clothed You?

And Lord, when were You a stranger and we invited You in?




I mean, we invited lots of people in, Lord

I could never forget that face

And Lord, when were You sick and we visited You?

Or in prison, and we came to You? Lord, tell us?

In as much as You did it to the least of my brethren

You've done it unto me

Oh yes, as much as you've done it to the very least

Of my brethren, you've done it

You've done it unto me, enter into your rest




Then He shall turn to those on His left, the goats

Depart from me, You cursed ones, into everlasting fire

Prepared for the devil and His angels




For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat

I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink

I was naked out in the cold, in exposure and you sent me away

I was a stranger and I knocked at your door

But you didn't open, you told me to go away




I was sick, racked in pain upon my bed

And I begged and prayed and pleaded

That You'd come but You didn't

I was in prison and I rotted there

I'd prayed that You'd come

I heard Your programs on the radio

I read Your magazines but You never came




Depart from me

Lord, there must be some mistake, when?

Lord, I mean, when were You hungry, Lord

And we didn't give You something to eat?

And Lord, when were You thirsty and we didn't give You drink?

I mean, that's not fair, well, would You like something now?

Would one of the angels like to go out

And get the Lord a hamburger and a coke?

Oh, You're not hungry, yeah, I lost my appetite too




Uh, Lord, uh, Lord, when were You naked

I mean, Lord, that's not fair either, Lord

We didn't know what size You wear

Oh Lord, when were You a stranger, Lord

You weren't one of those creepy people

Who used to come to the door, were You?




Oh Lord, that wasn't our ministry Lord

We just didn't feel led, You know?

Lord, when were You sick? What did you have, anyway?

Well, at least it wasn't fatal, oh, it was?

I'm sorry, Lord, I would have sent You a card

Lord, just on last thing we want to know

When were You in prison, Lord? What were You in for anyway?

I had a friend in Levenworth




Enough, in as much as you've not done it

Unto the least of my brethren

You've not done it unto me

In as much as you've not done it

Unto the least of my brethren

You've not done it unto me, depart from me




And these shall go away into everlasting fire

But the righteous into eternal life

And my friends, the only difference between the sheep

And the goats, according to this scripture

Is what they did and didn't do


Keith Green- The Sheep and the Goats