Distressing Disguise

He is in the pain, He is in the need
He is in the poor, we are told to feed
Though He was rich, for us He became poor
How could He give so much, what was it for?

In His distressing disguise
He waits for us to surmise
That we rob our brothers
By all that we own
And that's not the way He has shown

Every time a faithful servant
Serves a brother that's in need
What happens at that moment
Is a miracle indeed
As they look to one another
In an instant it is clear
Only Jesus is visible
For they've both disappeared

He is in the hand that reaches out to give
He is in the touch that causes men to live
So speak with your life now as well as your tongue
Shelter the homeless, take care of the young

In His distressing disguise
He hopes that we'll realize
That when we take care
Of the poorest of them
We've really done it to Him