Story behind the song
The last shall be first
Lyrics
Last Baptist Church © 2006
Mitch Townley/Eva & Vic Zarley
Vocals: Vic & Eva Zarley
(v1)
Each small town has a Church Street
White steeples side by side
Big cities seems to order up
Their churches super-sized
The backwoods have some screamers
Handlin’ snakes and preachin’ fire
But the down home church that I go to
Has all that I desire.
(chorus)
Welcome to Last Baptist Church
What you see is what you’ll get
A handshake and a big hello
Phone calls and fellowship
A covered dish and sweet tea
When you aint feelin’ fine
We’ll learn your name,
So glad you came
Choir practice starts at nine.
(v2)
We’re not first in attendance
Programs or offerings
Don’t have a big ole budget
To buy nice furnishings
But we share all that we got
With everyone we meet
And when folks ask where we praise God
We point to the church down the street
The sign says,:
(chorus)
Welcome to Last Baptist Church
What you see is what you’ll get
A handshake and a big hello
Phone calls and fellowship
A covered dish and sweet tea
When you aint feelin’ fine
We’ll learn your name,
So glad you came
Choir practice starts at nine.
Bridge:
We may not be all techno
Have a band, Latte’ machines
But do a lot of what Jesus taught
And that’s the most important thing
(chorus)
Welcome to Last Baptist Church
What you see is what you’ll get
A handshake and a big hello
Phone calls and fellowship
A covered dish and sweet tea
When you aint feelin’ fine
We’ll learn your name,
So glad you came
Choir practice starts at nine.
tag:
When Jesus says the last shall be first
He prob'ly had in mind
The Last Baptist Church
We may be small, But in His eyes
We're just the right size