You Don't Love God If You Don't Love Your Neighbor

Rhonda Vincent

Written by Carl Story

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

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There are many people who will say they're Christians
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And they live like Christians on the Sabbath day
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But come Monday morning till the coming Sunday
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They will fight their neighbor all along the way

Verse 2

Oh you don't love God if you don't love your neighbor
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If you gossip about him if you never have mercy

Verse 3

If he gets into trouble and you don't try to help him
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Then you don't love your neighbor and you don't love God

Verse 4

In the Holy Bible in the Book of Matthew
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Read the 18th chapter in the 21st verse
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Jesus plainly tells us that we must have mercy
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There's a special warning in the 35th verse

Verse 2

Oh you don't love God if you don't love your neighbor
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If you gossip about him if you never have mercy

Verse 5

There's a God almighty and you've got to love him
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If you want salvation and a home on high
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If you say you love him while you hate your neighbor
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Then you don't have religion you just told a lie

Verse 2

Oh you don't love God if you don't love your neighbor
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If you gossip about him if you never have mercy

Verse 2

Oh you don't love God if you don't love your neighbor
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If you gossip about him if you never have mercy

Verse 6

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Then you don't love your neighbor and you don't love God