Man Of No Reputation Lyrics - Singles - Rich Mullins

It was said this man was of no reputation 

Yet He could stop the rising storm 

With a gesture of His hand 

But He chose to use His hands to heal 

Hearts of darkness, hearts of stone 

Just like mine would be revealed 

He was a man of no reputation 

And by the wise, considered a fool 

When He spoke about faith and forgiveness 

In a time when the strongest arms ruled 

But this man of no reputation 

Loved the weak with relentless affection 

And He loved all those poor in spirit just as they were 

He was a man of no reputation 

It was said this man brought only confusion 

That He'd achieve His ends by any means 

And the truth would bring revolution 

And for once they were right the truth set us free 

The hearts of the captive were His only concern 

And the powerful knew their days were ending 

Oh, He was a man of no reputation 

And by the wise, considered a fool 

When He spoke about faith and forgiveness 

In a time when the strongest arms ruled 

But this man of no reputation 

Loved the weak with relentless affection 

And He loved all those poor in spirit just as they were 

He was a man of no reputation 

One day soon the gates of Heaven will open wide 

And the Prince of Peace will come back for His bride 

But for now we live on these streets forbidding and tough 

Where push always comes to shove and it's said love's never enough 

Where a prophet in rags gives hope to a fearful world 

No injustice, no heart of darkness will keep this voice from being heard 

Oh, He was a man of no reputation 

And by the wise, considered a fool 

When He spoke about faith and forgiveness 

In a time when the strongest arms ruled 

But this man of no reputation 

Loves us all with relentless affection 

And He loves all those poor in spirit, come as you are 

To the man of no reputation