I'm pretty sure it's "be a rock" and not "be around". Either way, same meaning though, rock is just stronger.
As with all of M&S songs, it's interesting to notice the grammatical person. The person who is sick is the third person "her", but there is a second person "you" he is singing to, and there is also the first person "I" that he refers to.
This helps us understand the "leader of the flock" lyric that keeps coming up.
The person sung to is the original leader of a flock, and then somehow he becomes the leader of a flock as well, in the last stanza. But not until he realizes he is just as humble as the person who is sick.
Matthew 20:16 "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
I can't help but hear this musical allusion in the melody played by the violin in between verses and in the interlude to the line "And life is worth the living, just because He lives" which is an old Christian Hymn...
LOVE that interpretation, especially where you say that Jesus is the one he is singing to, the original leader of the flock. I just listened to the song again with that in mind and it gave me chills. Because He Lives is one of my favorite hymns and I do hear a hint of the chorus as well. :)
LOVE that interpretation, especially where you say that Jesus is the one he is singing to, the original leader of the flock. I just listened to the song again with that in mind and it gave me chills. Because He Lives is one of my favorite hymns and I do hear a hint of the chorus as well. :)
Wow I love this song as well.
I'm pretty sure it's "be a rock" and not "be around". Either way, same meaning though, rock is just stronger.
As with all of M&S songs, it's interesting to notice the grammatical person. The person who is sick is the third person "her", but there is a second person "you" he is singing to, and there is also the first person "I" that he refers to.
This helps us understand the "leader of the flock" lyric that keeps coming up.
The person sung to is the original leader of a flock, and then somehow he becomes the leader of a flock as well, in the last stanza. But not until he realizes he is just as humble as the person who is sick.
Matthew 20:16 "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
I can't help but hear this musical allusion in the melody played by the violin in between verses and in the interlude to the line "And life is worth the living, just because He lives" which is an old Christian Hymn...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtcqwYO2E4
When I read the lyrics of that song (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/davidcrowderband/becausehelives.html) I can't help but see these two songs intermingled, with Jesus as the one he is singing to... the original leader of the flock.
Am I out to lunch. Let me know! ;-)
LOVE that interpretation, especially where you say that Jesus is the one he is singing to, the original leader of the flock. I just listened to the song again with that in mind and it gave me chills. Because He Lives is one of my favorite hymns and I do hear a hint of the chorus as well. :)
LOVE that interpretation, especially where you say that Jesus is the one he is singing to, the original leader of the flock. I just listened to the song again with that in mind and it gave me chills. Because He Lives is one of my favorite hymns and I do hear a hint of the chorus as well. :)