[Title: NOT A BEAT-UP BRIDE] [Verse 1] She's sore tired. Yeah, we know. Been a long night down here below. Hands hanging down. Feeble knees. Brother been fighting. Sister been weak. Worn by the waiting. Worn by the years. Worn by the battles, the losses, the tears. The saints got tired— the Bible said they would. But tired ain't finished. And weary ain't the end of the Book. [Chorus] JESUS AIN'T COMING BACK FOR A BEAT-UP BRIDE. WORN DOWN FOREVER, JUST BARELY ALIVE. HE GAVE HIMSELF FOR HER— LOOK WHAT HE'S GONNA PRESENT: A GLORIOUS CHURCH! WITHOUT SPOT! WITHOUT WRINKLE! HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH! So lift up your head. Bride— STAND UP. Your Bridegroom ain't finished with us. [Verse 2] They thought wearing out the saints was winning the war. Thought if they hit us long enough we wouldn't rise anymore. Wear down the patience. Wear down the knees. Keep God's people begging for ease. But there's something the enemy forgot: THE HEAD NEVER GOT TIRED. Christ didn't lose strength because His body got sore. Christ didn't surrender because His people got worn. And when strength comes down from the Head to the frame— watch that whole Body stand up again. [Chorus] JESUS AIN'T COMING BACK FOR A BEAT-UP BRIDE. WORN DOWN FOREVER, JUST BARELY ALIVE. HE GAVE HIMSELF FOR HER— LOOK WHAT HE'S GONNA PRESENT: A GLORIOUS CHURCH! WITHOUT SPOT! WITHOUT WRINKLE! HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH! So lift up your head. Bride— STAND UP. Your Bridegroom ain't finished with us. [Bridge] "Lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees." WHY? Because hanging hands ain't where this ends. Feeble knees ain't where this ends. Weariness ain't where this ends. Look at the Bridegroom. Look at what He said He would present. GLORIOUS. Say it again. GLORIOUS. Not abandoned. GLORIOUS. Not forgotten. GLORIOUS. Not crawling forever through the dirt. GLORIOUS CHURCH. [Break] Bride— you've been looking at your bruises. LOOK AT YOUR HEAD. You've been counting how long you've fought. LOOK AT YOUR HEAD. You've been measuring your strength. STOP. His strength was never measured by yours. "They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength." RENEW IT, LORD. [Final Chorus] JESUS AIN'T COMING BACK FOR A BEAT-UP BRIDE! LOOK AGAIN— SHE'S GETTING UP! JESUS AIN'T COMING BACK FOR A DEFEATED BRIDE! LOOK AGAIN— SHE'S GETTING UP! Hands that hung down— LIFTED! Feeble knees— STRENGTHENED! The weary— RENEWED! The Bride— GLORIOUS! [Both] WITHOUT SPOT! WITHOUT WRINKLE! HOLY! WITHOUT BLEMISH! [Outro] She was tired. But tired wasn't the prophecy of her ending. She was worn. But worn wasn't the name the Bridegroom gave her. He loved the church. He gave Himself for it. He sanctifies her. He cleanses her. And He presents her TO HIMSELF— A GLORIOUS CHURCH. Bride— GET UP. Your Head is still Christ. Your Bridegroom is still coming. And Jesus Christ is still THE LORD. The Amen
