Bunch of Nonsense
Music, Books and Life in the SpiritArchive for February, 2008
Depth Of Mercy
I was listening to the CD Depth Of Mercy by Red Mountain Church, who have made a lot of really great CDs of older hymns (thank you Jason Loftis for the connection). As far as I know we might be one of the few book stores on the west coast that carry their CDs. I was again taken by the song Wedding Dress which is not an old hymn, but a recent song by Derek Webb. The lyrics struck me again how often in my life I have left God and run off to other lesser lovers, depth of mercy indeed…
If you could love me as a wife
and for my wedding gift, your life
Should that be all I’d ever need
or is there more I’m looking for
and should I read between the lines
and look for blessings in disguise
To make me handsome, rich, and wise
Is that really what you want
I am a whore I do confess
But I put you on just like a wedding dress
and I run down the aisle
and I run down the aisle
I’m a prodigal with no way home
but I put you on just like a ring of gold
and I run down the aisle to you
So could you love this bastard child
Though I don’t trust you to provide
With one hand in a pot of gold
and with the other in your side
I am so easily satisfied
by the call of lovers so less wild
That I would take a little cash
Over your very flesh and blood
Because money cannot buy
a husband’s jealous eye
When you have knowingly deceived his wife
