This is a song that the Lord has burned on my heart. I was invited to sing it in a large church that was doing a "Bride of Christ" teaching series. The teaching was so off...it had absolutly nothing to do with the preparation of the Bride. But my prayer is that the holy spirit stirred the church through this song.
I know in my spirit that this song is prophetic in nature. It's a wake up call to arise and come to HIM. The call to come to Him IS the preparation. Only He can wash us and make us clean. Only He can cause us to despise our sleepy, lazy condition and burn with a holy passion for the lost.
The name of the song is Arise.
Hear His heart beating for you,
"I LOVE YOU MY PRECIOUS ONE,
YOU'RE PURIFIED, RADIANT,
BOUGHT WITH A PRICE.
FOR YOU I LAID DOWN MY LIFE.'
OH ARISE, ARISE, ARISE....
ROBED IN MY RIGHTEOUSNESS,
BOUGHT WITH A PRICE.
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST!
Hear His heart beating for you,
TELL THE LOST
OF MY LOVE FOR THEM
AND THE PRICE I PAID FOR THEIR SINS...
FOR THEM A GREAT SACRIFICE.'
OH ARISE, ARISE, ARISE....
CLEANSED BY MY BLOOD
AND HEALED BY MY STRIPES,
THE BRIDE OF CHRIST!
Hear His heart beating for you,
TELL THE WORLD I'M COMING SOON.
THE HOUR IS LATE
SO BE FOUND AWAKE,
A BRIDE FOR HER GROOM.'
OH ARISE, ARISE, ARISE!
ARISE... COME TO ME!