Christ’s body is His church on earth br Nurtured till free of flaw br Obedient through a second birth br To stand as ne'er before br br br The eyes, of God have all in sight br That none should ever stray br He shares Salvation’s perfect Light br Revealing Heaven’s Way br br br The feet yet wandering dusty trails br Fords rivers swift and deep br Still clambers hills, treads rocky dales br To find His Father’s sheep br br br Within His heart, dwells God’s elite br For which He paid the cost br Shedding a tear with every beat br For every child still lost br br br His back looks like a furrowed field br So ravaged ripped and torn br All for man that he be healed br And through His blood reborn br br br His bloody hands He held out wide br Whilst dying on the tree br Beckoning still to come inside br “My love has set you free” br br br The head that found on earth no rest br That once was crowned with thorn br The flesh that died to pass each test br For this The Christ was born br br br But now God’s Lamb has come to reign br Through faith we see it’s true br Who trust in Him though yet in pain br Will rise to life anewbr br Michael P.