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JESUS' PROMISE
JESUS' PROMISE
(T. Beechey)
One day, Jesus asked his disciples
"Who'll be the One to wipe the slates all clean?"
"What do you mean?" all his disciples wondered
"Someone has to be the One to intervene."
"But who'd do it?" asked one, then another
"Who would bother with such a task for free?"
Said He who created the heavens and the earth
"It is worth My doing, so it's Me."
“But that will be a great undertaking
“And you'll be making quite a sacrifice.”
“The price I pay will be meager
“For the eager souls who yearn for Paradise.”
“But what if they don't appreciate it?”
Said the Master, “Let's not wait, it will be.
“The answer they've been seeking to the questions of their birth
“And it's worth My doing, so it's Me.”
“Someone has to carry all the sorrows
“So tomorrows will, for all, go peacefully
“Someone has to bear all of the pain
“So others can remain strong and free
“Someone has to shoulder all the burdens
“Let My Word be the Light that helps them see
“Someone must agree to all of these tasks
“And no one else is asking, so it's Me.”
All of His disciples sat before Him
With a glimmer in each eye that'd never shown
“Let it be known,” Jesus spoke, “from this moment on
“Their worries will be gone as they atone.
“When they come unto Me for forgiveness
“I will lessen all their heartaches by degree
“For every mother, father, sister, and brother
“And it's worth My doing, so it's Me.”
The disciples all stood in amazement
As they praised the Savior for his gift
“But what if you're unable to accomplish
“What You promised?” Jesus' eyes did lift
High into the sky past the sunburst
“Let Me first assure that each plea
“Will be ushered into Heaven to my Father
“it is worth My doing, so it's Me.”
“Someone has to carry all the sorrows
“So tomorrows will, for all, go peacefully
“Someone has to bear all of the pain
“So others can remain strong and free
“Someone has to shoulder all the burdens
“Let My Word be the Light that helps them see
“Someone must agree to all of these tasks
“And no one else is asking, so it's Me.”
