The Church

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 

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