Faithful and Wicked Servants Blues

A gospel blues song inspired by the parable of the Faithful and Wicked Servants from Matthew 24:45–51. This blues reflects the contrast between quiet faithfulness and careless neglect — one servant working steadily while the other assumes there is no accountability. Told through a slow, traditional blues feel, the song carries a simple warning: stay watchful, stay faithful, even when no one seems to be watching.

Scripture Matthew 21:28–32

⁴⁵“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. ⁴⁷Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. ⁴⁸But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ ⁴⁹and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. ⁵⁰The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. ⁵¹He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Lyrics

Verse 1
Who’s that servant watchin’ while the master gone away?
Yeah, who’s that servant keepin’ things straight night and day?
One keeps the house in order, one just throws it all away.

Verse 2
Faithful man keeps workin’, even when nobody sees,
Yeah, faithful man keeps workin’, no applause, no guarantees,
Feeds the household on time, does his duty faithfully.

Verse 3
But the wicked servant laughs, says, “My lord ain’t comin’ back,”
Yeah, wicked servant laughs, says, “Ain’t no judgment on my track,”
Starts beatin’ fellow workers, drownin’ truth in wine and black.

Verse 4
He eats and drinks with mockers, lets the daylight slip to night,
Yeah, he eats and drinks with mockers, thinks the wrong will turn out right,
Doesn’t hear the footsteps creepin’ softly out of sight.

Verse 5
Master comes like thunder on a quiet, unsuspectin’ day,
Yeah, master comes like thunder, no one heard him on the way,
Finds the house in ruin, hears the faithful servant pray.

Verse 6
Faithful one gets trusted with the keys and with the door,
Yeah, faithful one gets trusted, given more than he had before,
While the wicked servant cries outside forevermore.

Verse 7 (Turnaround / Warning Verse)
So keep your lamp burnin’, keep your hands clean too,
Yeah, keep your lamp burnin’, don’t let pride blind you,
‘Cause the watch you skip today might be the watch that’s due.

Outro
Blessed is the servant found doin’ what is right,
Yeah, blessed is the servant walkin’ steady through the night,
When the master finally comes, he’ll read your life like light.

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