[Verse 1] I heard a name across the table, And leaned a little closer in. Someone said, “You ought to know this,” So I listened to their sin. I never asked the one we talked about, I never heard their side. I just carried what I’d been handed And called the gossip right. [Pre-Chorus] Then Sunday came, I raised my hands, And sang how much I loved the Lamb… [Chorus] Would He recognize me By the way I speak His name? Would He see His mercy in me, Or just somebody else’s shame? If they never saw a Bible, And all they saw was me, Would they know the Man of Calvary? If Jesus looked into my life… Would He recognize me? [Verse 2] I called my anger “discernment,” I dressed my pride up as concern. I prayed for people in the daylight, Then gave their failures room to burn. I knew enough about the Scriptures To tell them where they’d failed, But somehow missed the mercy In the hammer and the nails. [Pre-Chorus] I knew the verses, knew the songs, But knowing right don’t make me right. [Chorus] Would He recognize me By the way I speak His name? Would He see His mercy in me, Or just somebody else’s shame? If they never saw a Bible, And all they saw was me, Would they know the Man of Calvary? If Jesus looked into my life… Would He recognize me? [Bridge] If every word I’ve whispered Was written on these walls, Would I still lift my hands When Sunday morning calls? How many wounded people Did I leave outside Your door While I was busy proving I was holier than they were? I threw stones at broken people Like I had never needed grace. Then I looked toward the cross… And saw my hammer in its place. [Breakdown] Jesus… Start with me. Before I name another name, Before I pass another stone, Before I use Your Word to wound A heart You died to bring back home. Wash the pride out of my spirit. Put Your mercy on my tongue. I’ve spent years telling others What I should’ve told myself all along. [Final Chorus] Would You recognize me By the way I bear Your name? Can they see Your mercy in me When they’re drowning in their shame? If they never read a Bible, And all they ever see is me, Let them see the Man of Calvary. Jesus, make my life look more like You And less like me. [Outro] Before I point another finger, Before I speak another name… Jesus… Start with me.
