Rich Mullins

To Tell Them

Rich Mullins


"Some people came here to party 
Some people came here to pray 
Some will stay until they're sorry 
Some'll be sad to have to go away 
Some people came here to listen 
Some people came here to talk 
Some people don't know how much they've been given 
Some people thank the Lord for what little they've got 

But there's just one thing you've got to tell them 
Tell them one you've got to tell them all 
Because there ain't nobody so bad 
That the Lord can't save 'em 
Ain't nobody so good that they don't need God's love 
And there's one thing you've got to show them 
Just one thing you've got to let them see 
It don't make no difference what else that you may be wanting 
The love of God is the thing they need 
It's the thing they need 

Some people came here on business 
Some people came on R&R 
Some strut around in their fancy stiches 
Some sink low because they got to hide some nasty scars 
There's some people can be so pious (pious) 
Some people are so depraved (depraved) 
Some of them seem to thrive on the quiet 
Some are just dyin' to go out and to make some waves 

But there's just one thing you've got to tell them 
Tell them one you've got to tell them all 
Because there ain't nobody so bad 
That the Lord can't save 'em 
Ain't nobody so good that they don't need God's love 
And there's one thing you've got to show them 
Just one thing you've got to let them see 
It don't make no difference what else that you may be wanting 
The love of God is the thing they need 
It's the thing they need 
(It's the thing they need) 

Well you can talk about fashion 
You can talk about the weather 
It's all just stuff and it all goes up in flames 
Just in case somebody comes askin' 
Why don't you do 'em one better 
If you got to talk why don't you tell 'em 
'Bout the things that remain the same 

But there's just one thing you've got to tell them 
Tell them one you've got to tell them all 
Because there ain't nobody so bad 
That the Lord can't save 'em 
Ain't nobody so good that they don't need God's love 
'Cause there's one thing you've got to show them 
Just one thing you've got to let them see 
It don't make no difference what else that you may be wanting 
The love of God is the thing you need 
It's the thing they need 
(It's the thing we need) 
It's the thing they need 
It's the thing they need"