C
There are many people who will say they're Christians

                                     D7      G7
And they live like Christians on the Sabbath day

         C
But come Monday morning till the coming Sunday

                                   G7        C
They will fight their neighbor all along the way


         
Oh you don't love God if you don't love your neighbor

       G7                      C
If you gossip about him if you never have mercy


If he gets into trouble and you don't try to help him

                                          G7         C
Then you don't love your neighbor and you don't love God



In the Holy Bible in the Book of Matthew

                             D7   G7
Read the 18th chapter in the 21st verse

      C
Jesus plainly tells us that we must have mercy

                                 G7   C
There's a special warning in the 35th verse



Oh you don't love God if you don't love your neighbor

       G7                      C
If you gossip about him if you never have mercy


If he gets into trouble and you don't try to help him

                                          G7         C
Then you don't love your neighbor and you don't love God



There's a God almighty and you've got to love him

                            D7      G7
If you want salvation and a home on high

       C
If you say you love him while you hate your neighbor

                                      G7     C
Then you don't have religion you just told a lie



Oh you don't love God if you don't love your neighbor

       G7                      C
If you gossip about him if you never have mercy


If he gets into trouble and you don't try to help him

                                          G7         C
Then you don't love your neighbor and you don't love God



Oh you don't love God if you don't love your neighbor

       G7                      C
If you gossip about him if you never have mercy


If he gets into trouble and you don't try to help him

                                          G7         C
Then you don't love your neighbor and you don't love God

 
                                          G7         C
Then you don't love your neighbor and you don't love God