I found the words of the famous bhajan on wikipedia(It was Gandhiji's favorite).
It was written by a Gujarati poet-saint Narsinh Mehta
1. Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye, je peeD paraaee jaNe re ... [He is the true Vaishnava who knows and feels another's woes as his own]
Par dukkhe upkar kare toye, man abhiman na aaNe re ... [Ever ready to serve, he never lets vanity get to his head]
2. SakaL lok maan sahune vande, nindaa ne kare keni re ... [Bowing to everyone humbly and criticising none]
Vaach-kaacch-man nischaL raakhe, dhan-dhan janani teni re .. [He keeps his speech, deeds and thoughts pure; blessed is the mother who begets such a one]
3. Sam-drushti ne trishNaa tyaagi, parastree jhene maat re ... [He looks upon all with an equal eye. Having rid himself of lust, he treats and reveres every woman as his mother]
Jivhaa thake, asatya na bole, par-dhan nava jhaale haath re ... [His tongue would fail him if he attempted to utter an untruth. He does not covet another's wealth]
4. Moh-maayaa vyaape nahin jhene, draDh vairagi jhena manmaa re ... [The bonds of earthly attachment hold him not. His mind is deeply rooted in renunciation]
Raam-naam shu taaLire laagi, sakaL teerath tena tanmaa re ... [Every moment he is intent on reciting the name of the Lord Rama. All the holy places are ever present in his body]
5. VaNa lobhi ne kapat rahit chhe, kaam krodh nivaarya re ... [He has conquered greed, deceit, passion (lust) and anger]
BhaNe Narsaiyyon teno darshan kartaun, kuL ekoter tarya re ... [The sight of such a Vaishnava, says Narsinh, saves a family through seventy-one generations]
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