[Verse 1]
Lord I've said I want to serve You
I've been so eager to love
And how I've longed so much to find You
Just to be where You are
But it seems I've forgotten
Where You are and what You look like
I hear Your words speak to me
As You remind me again
[Chorus]
You're (I'm) among the poor
You're (I'm) close to the broken
The least of these
The lowest of the low
You're (I'm) among the weak
The hungry, the thirsty
As I (You) do unto them
I've (You've) done unto You (Me)
[Bridge]
We are Your people, we bear Your name
God we claim to seek Your ways
But have we neglected Your cries'
Have we looked past Your face'
[Outro]
See My face, look in My eyes
Hear My voice, don't ignore My plight
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Among The Poor
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Sep 16, 2026 updated
The Now And Not Yet album
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Song Meaning
Jeremy Riddle builds "Among The Poor" around a confession before it becomes a declaration — "it seems I've forgotten where You are and what You look like," an admission that sincere desire to serve God can still miss where God actually says He's found. The verses set that failure up carefully: eagerness to love, longing to be near God, undercut by simply not looking in the right place.
The lyric then does something unusual, letting the pronouns swap — "you're among the poor... the least of these" answered by "I'm among the poor... as I do unto them, I've done unto You" — collapsing the distance between serving the poor and serving God into a single claim, straight out of Jesus' words about the sheep and the goats. It's not metaphorical language for the song; it's presented as the literal location where God has chosen to be found.
"Have we neglected Your cries, have we looked past Your face" turns the accusation inward before the final section gives God the closing words directly — "see My face, look in My eyes... don't ignore My plight" — ending the song with God speaking rather than being spoken about.
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