Lyrics with Lauren: Body by...Jesus (!) Edition.

did I really just write that title?


Saaahhh---ryyyy.

yes, I am young enough to remember "Body by Jake." He was this very muscular, almost uncomfortable-looking man whose mission was to make us more fit and to make himslf a whole lot of moolah. Something tells me when he's eighty he may not look like he used to back in his heyday.

Now that I have been thinking about it (trying to write that talk) there is only one Body that has survived the last two thousand years. The body of Christ.

That's just a teaser for the real deal in a few weeks.



So with the Body of Christ in mind, I have picked a winner for today's edition of Lyrics with Lauren.


If you have never listened to Derek Webb, don't start unless you want to be convicted, challenged, and sometimes offended. This guy will challenge you to be absolutely MESSED UP for the Gospel and Christ's Body.

Without Further Ado... (Webb is known for colorful language so prepare yourself. His music is not for the easily offended..or maybe it is, but they won't listen...hmmm.)

The Church
by Derek Webb

I have come with one purpose
To capture for myself a bride
By my life she is lovely
By my death she's justified
I have always been her husband
Though many lovers she has known
So with water i will wash her
And by my word alone
So when you hear the sound of the water
You will know you're not alone

Cause I haven't come for only you
But for my people to pursue
You cannot care for me with no regard for her
If you love me you will love the church

I have long pursued her
As a harlot and a whore
But she will feast upon me
She will drink and thirst no more
So when you taste my flesh and my blood
You will know you're not alone

Cause I haven't come for only you
But for my people to pursue
You cannot care for me with no regard for her
If you love me you will love the church

There is none that can replace her
Though there are many who will try
And though some may be her bridesmaids
They can never be my bride