Body of Christ
Words and Music by Kimberlee M. Leber
©2017 My Diary Publishing (BMI)
Love of Christ shed abroad
In our hearts
That's who we are
Perfect Love drives out fear
Kingdom has come
It is right here
We're His hands
We're His feet
There are many needs to meet
Let His Spirit fill you up
Nothing greater than showing His Love
This is the day that the Lord has made
Let us rejoice and be glad I say
One by one, reaching out
To this World
This is the hour
We are saints in the Earth
Serving our King in His Holy Church
Set apart to do His Work
Body of Christ, Ambassadors
This is the day that the Lord has made
Let us rejoice and be glad I say
Two by two, going out
Helping this World
Keeping our vow
You know the time is now
Spread God's Love all around
No more tears, no more pain
Heaven on Earth
It's all the same
You were chose before the World
Was ever created by God's Words
He picked you out before your birth
And called you His because you were
In Him you can do all things
You are more than a conqueror
Just believe
Every knee, let us bow
To the Lord of all
Join us now
Inspiration Behind the Song
Before Christ ascended to Heaven, He gave us the “Great Commission” before leaving. He told us to finish what He had begun, and continue His work in the Earth, making it more like Heaven, restoring humanity back to God and His blessings. He gave Christians all authority and dominion, having conquered Satan at the Cross, and told us to go make disciples of every nation, and baptize them into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and teach everything He had taught.
As followers of Christ, we can show this same perfect love for others, and even meet all of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of the oppressed. We are literally His Body, called to do this. I wrote this song to remind us of this mission statement we have received as a Church from Him.
The Greek word for church is “ecclesia”, which means “called out ones”. The Body of Christ is exactly that, we are separate from this world, as the Church, here to represent our Lord and Savior. We are “Ambassadors of Heaven”. Moreover, Church is “a people”, not a building, and as Christ went about 24/7 spreading blessings in the Earth, so shall we, as His hands and feet.