Jars of Clay's Worlds Apart

[Tron4JC]

I think the song best captured the heart and soul of the gospel- the theology of the cross with the emphasis on Christ's sufferings and Christ crucified at the cross in identifying with our need for redemption and taking away our sins:

http://www.homestead.com/chadbring/worldsapart.html


I am the only one to blame for this

Somehow it all adds up the same

Soaring on the wings of selfish pride

I flew too high and like Icarus I collide

With a world I try so hard to leave behind

To rid myself of all but love

to give and die



To turn away and not become

Another nail to pierce the skin of one who loves

more deeply than the oceans,

more abundant than the tear

Of a world embracing every heartache



Can I be the one to sacrifice

Or grip the spear

and watch the blood and water flow



To love you - take my world apart

To need you - I am on my knees

To love you - take my world apart

To need you - broken on my knees



All said and done I stand alone

Amongst remains of a life I should not own

It takes all I am to believe

In the mercy that covers me



Did you really have to die for me?

All I am for all you are

Because what I need and what I believe

are worlds apart



I look beyond the empty cross

forgetting what my life has cost

and wipe away the crimson stains

and dull the nails that still remain

More and more I need you now,

I owe you more each passing hour

the battle between grace and pride

I gave up not so long ago

So steal my heart and take the pain

and wash the feet and cleanse my pride

take the selfish, take the weak,

and all the things I cannot hide

take the beauty, take my tears

the sin-soaked heart and make it yours

take my world all apart

take it now, take it now

and serve the ones that I despise

speak the words I can't deny

watch the world I used to love

fall to dust and thrown away

I look beyond the empty cross

forgetting what my life has cost

so wipe away the crimson stains

and dull the nails that still remain

so steal my heart and take the pain

take the selfish, take the weak

and all the things I cannot hide

take the beauty, take my tears

take my world apart, take my world apart

I pray, I pray, I pray

take my world apart

[Joel]

my favorite song of theirs.

ever.

[Dr Pain MD]

I love that song.

[amy_elisabeth]

That was great!!!!!!!!

[Mason]

That song is great. As a christian musician I can appreciate it alot. My Band Souljourn actually covers that song. It actually comes off their album that thanks God & Jesus in their CD Booklets. However, I do not and will not buy their albums anymore because they quite thanking God in their albums. I think I may go listen to that song now!

[shebrews]

my favorite Jars of Clay......great writers....