The Shoes of the Great Physician

by Stan C. Countz

V1
We were trapped___ in our sins and trespasses
‘Til He took our rap and He took our lashes
He went way___ beyond the call of duty
We traded our ashes…for His beauty

V2
By His stripes we’ve been healed
By His Spirit, we’ve been sealed
He is our sword and our shield
and His glory will soon be revealed

PRE-CHORUS
We are called to be just like our master
To see opportunity in every disaster
To be teachers, priests and pastors
We are the sheep, the sheep of His pasture

CHORUS
Who will go for Him? Who will He send?
He sticks closer than a brother
He’s no fair-weather friend; who will He send
To fill the shoes, the shoes of the Great Physician?
So share the Good News with those who choose to listen
Let’s be fishers of men and fulfill the Great Commission
Let’s be men and women who are on a mission
To fill the shoes, the shoes of the Great Physician

V3
Upon this rock will He build His kingdom
And the gates of Hell will not prevail against it
We will not all die; in the blink of an eye
Don’t think it strange if you’re changed in an instant

BRIDGE/PRE-CHORUS
“He who is not for Me is against Me,” He said
But no one comes to the Father ‘less the Spirit brings them
Give us this day our daily bread and help us seek His kingdom
And all these things will be added unto you
Blessed are you when men curse and revile you
It’s not the world outside you that hurts and defiles you
It’s the enemy within; so turn away from your sin
Don’t let the serpent continue to beguile you

CHORUS

OUTRO
By His stripes we’ve been healed; by His Spirit, we’ve been sealed
Every tongue shall confess and every one shall kneel at His feet
And we’ll walk on golden streets in the shoes of the Great Physician
In the shoes, the shoes of the Great Physician…