Test Them, Know Them

🎶 "Test Them – Know Them

Verse 1
They walked with Him through storms and flame,
Saw the blind see, heard the crippled proclaim.
But Jesus waited to say the word “friend”
Not ‘til He saw who’d stay ‘til the end.

He said, “Now I call you friends,” not at first—
But after the fire, the hunger, the thirst.
So learn from the Savior’s holy way:
Test them. Know them. Then you may say.


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Chorus
Test them—before you give your trust.
Know them—before you call it love.
Friendship’s a treasure, not lightly tossed,
Pearls not thrown where they’ll be lost.
Even Jesus felt the sting in the end…
So test them. Know them—before you call them friend.


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Verse 2
Judas walked, he preached, he healed—
But greed and shadows were never sealed.
He kissed the King with betrayal's breath,
Sold his soul, and walked toward death.

But Jesus knew—it was already done.
Told him, “Go,” as He looked at the Son.
Even the Savior, so gracious and wise,
Watched a false friend wear a faithful disguise.


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Bridge
A friend won’t steal, won’t hide your name,
Won’t play love like a selfish game.
A true friend lifts, they cover, they fight—
They seek what’s holy, they walk in light.


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Final Chorus
Test them—through the Spirit’s eyes.
Know them—before you let them inside.
Jesus taught what friendship costs,
To guard the pearls we almost lost.
Love with fire, but don’t pretend…
Test them. Know them—before you call them friend.


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Spoken Outro

> “Even Jesus said, Now I call you friends…
After the fire. After the fall.
Friendship must be proven.
Pearls are not for swine.
Test them… know them…
Before you let them sit at your table.”