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The Least of These

By Matt Maher

1,225 views Jul 18, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Matt Maher's song 'The Least of These' reflects on finding God in the marginalized and suffering. Drawing from Jesus' teaching about serving 'the least of these,' the lyrics describe the singer as a stranger and pilgrim, realizing that Christ is present in the hungry, thirsty, and weary. The song connects the cross—where Jesus was crucified between two thieves—to God's identification with the poor and outcast. It calls believers to respond with compassion, seeing Christ in others and recognizing their own need for grace.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

I?m a stranger 

In a foreign land 

Passing through 

When will I be home again 


You remind me 

Nothing here is permanent 

But Your Word and Your faithfulness 


When I was hungry 

When I was thirsty 

When I was weary 

You let me in 


When love became a refugee 

He became my refuge 

When love became a prisoner 

He set me free 


The widow and the orphan 

We all became His children 

When He stole my heart between two thieves 

That?s when love became the least of these 


I?ve been searching for God my whole life 

All alone 

He was waiting in the poor man?s eye 

In a mirror  

Now I see the truth God 


I?m the sinner 

The beggar 

The poor man 

The one in need of You 


When love became a refugee 

He became my refuge 

When love became a prisoner 

He set me free 


The widow and the orphan 

We all became His children 

When He stole my heart between two thieves 

That?s when love became the least of these 


Where you?re hungry 

Where you?re thirsty 

Where you?re weary 

I will let you in 


Where You?re hungry 

Where You?re thirsty 

Wherever You?re weary 

I will let You in


When love became a refugee 

He became my refuge 

When love became a prisoner 

He set me free 


The widow and the orphan 

We all became His children 

When He stole my heart between two thieves 

That?s when love became the least of these 

When He stole my heart between two thieves 

That?s when love became the least of these

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