The Final Words

His final words,
after the charge to the disciples,
to each one of us still
a promise He will keep,
to be with us always,
every day of our lives,
with us in every trial
in every gladness,
in every moment of pain
When the days are hard to bear
he is with us, the Messiah
When we sing with joy
he is with us, the Risen Lord
When we laugh and when we play
he is with us, the Prince of Peace
When we grieve and when we pray
He is with us, the lamb of God
He who lived an immaculate life
who fulfilled the promises of the Father
left us with a promise
in his final words, to be with us
Always

June 15, 2008
Matthew 28:16-20
The Great Commission
Jeremiah 31:6-17 and the sermon,
“A Future with Hope: Audacious Proclamation”,
by the Reverend Dr. William B. McClain,
New England Annual Conference,
Gordon College, Wenham, MA,
June 14, 2008
Dr. McClain is the Mary Elizabeth Joyce Professor of Preaching at
Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.