Building A Bride

Piece by piece Living stone by stone The temple takes its form Masterpieces all, filled with Glory The puzzle rattles into formation The pictures form A glorious image of restoration Corruption liberated to perfection Destiny departed from: now reborn Each member in harmonious function Each cell fitted to the next A massive biologic machine of eternal life Every vessel honored by the Master The Warrior Bride of Christ Poetry in motion A perfect, impossibly beautiful Bride Lovely in face and form Loving and yielded she makes herself In the arms of her Bridegroom Yet terrible and fierce against the enemy Deborah, Hannah, Ruth, Esther Anna, Elizabeth, Mary, Eunice Us Here we are, the glory of creation His righteousness in the earth His hands, his feet, his physical body Healers, builders, leaders, servants Repairers of the breach Kinsman redeemers to cross Jordan Waters of death rolling back to Adam Reclaiming the territory Kicking out the squatters The Lion of Judah roars Terrifying and eviscerating the enemy Restoring righteousness in the heavens Declaring the manifold wisdom of God To the principalities and authorities Proclaiming the return of the King Laying out palms for him Rejoicing as he enters the Holy City Rejoicing as he enters into us Creation receives its yearning Many sons of God revealed And the wedding banquet of the Lamb Stephen Pursell, original: 11/14/02, revised: 8/14