Lord Why Am I Black

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Lord, Why Did You Make Me Black?

Lord, Lord. Why did You make me Black?
Why did You make someone the world wants
to hold back? Black is the color of dirty clothes,
the color of grimy hands and feet
Black is the color of darkness, the color of
tire-beaten streets.
Why did You give me thick lips,
a broad nose and kinky hair?
Why did You make someone who receives the
hatred stare? Black is the color of the
bruised eye when someone gets hurt.
Black is the color of darkness.
Black is the color of dirt.
How come my bonestructure's so thick,
my hips and cheeks are high?
How come my eyes are brown and not
the color of daylight sky?
Why do people think I'm useless?
How come I feel so used? Why do
some people want to hate me and
not know the person within?
Black is what people are "listed"
when others want to keep them away.
Black is the color of shadows cast.
Black is the end of the day.
Lord you know my own people mistreat me
and I know this just ain't right.
They don't like my hair.
They say I'm too dark or too light.
Lord don't You think it's time for you to make
a change?
Why don't You re-do creation and
make everyone the same?

GOD ANSWERED:

Why did I make you Black?
Why did I make you Black? Get off your knees
and look around.
Tell me, what do you see?
I didn't make you in the image of darkness,
I made you in likeness of ME!
I made you the color of coal
from which beautiful diamonds are formed.
I made you the color of oil,
the black gold that keeps people warm.
I made you from the rich, dark earth that can grow the food you need.
Your color's the same as the black
stallion, a majestic animal is he.
I didn't make you in the image of darkness.
I made you in likeness of ME!
All the colors of the heavenly rainbow can be
found throughout every nation.
But when all of those colors were blended,
you became my greatest creation.
Your hai...