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1st Corinthians 12
Bless'd Be the Body
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Bless'd be the Body,
The glory of the Head,
Formed for the calling
Of living from the dead;
Used by the Lord
To carry His word
And shine as a burning lamp.
Yea, bold in relief
To implore a belief
That gathers to the Son of Man.
Bless'd be the members,
That work in unison,
Spreading as embers;
Voice true and clarion.
Each as a tool
The Builder will use
To feed and to wash His Church,
That words in our flesh
Might His Spirit impress,
An image of Jesus on earth.
Merciful power,
Has overcome the world
By our Great Shepherd
Through Whom God's plan unfurls,
Glorious light
To roll back the night
Through vessels of earth refined
With triune gift,
Blood, water and wind,
As witness on earth of new life.
Words: 2016 by Stephen Popovich
Music: Symphony 1876 by Johannes Brahms
1st Corinthians 12
(1)Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant:(2)You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. (3)Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. (4)There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. (5)There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. (6)And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. (7)But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: (8)for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, (9)to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, (10)to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. (11)But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
Merciful power,
Has overcome the world
By our Great Shepherd
Through Whom God's plan unfurls,
Glorious light
To roll back the night
Through vessels of earth refined
With triune gift,
Blood, water and wind,
To witness on earth of new life.
(12)For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. (13)For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. (14)For in fact the body is not one member but many. (15)If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? (16)And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? (17)If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling? (18)But now God has set the members, each one ofthem, in the body just as He pleased. (19)And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
Bless'd be the Body,
The glory of the Head,
Formed for the calling
Of living from the dead;
Used by the Lord
To carry His word
And shine as a burning lamp.
Yea, bold in relief
To implore a belief
That gathers to the Son of Man.
(20)But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. (21)And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” (22)No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. (23)And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, (24)but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, (25)that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. (26)And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. (27)Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. (28)And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. (29)Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? (30)Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way.
Bless'd be the members,
That work in unison,
Spreading as embers;
Voice true and clarion.
Each as a tool
The Builder will use
To feed and to wash His Church.
His words in our flesh
Will His Spirit impress
An image of Jesus on earth.
© 2016 by Steve Popovich