Future assurance |
Calling all those that groan, over this world's calamities Who are tired of the tragic news, we see on our TVs Those who tire of viruses, of terrorists and crime And hate to hear of yet another, slaughter in our time Have you of late found yourself, astonished and bemused Whem you read of women, who are crushed and so abused Of shooting sprees and stabbing fests, that innocence do kill And the poor and sick who drain and die, cause they cannot pay the bill Does your heart go out to poverty, yearning for it to end While many gorge themselves with wealth, that they can never spend? Do you still believe the promises, of political Messiahs Who claim to build us Heaven, and fulfill all our desires? Do you feel that life is just, a struggle to endure And joys are rare and so short-lived, and meaning is obscure? And finally, when life is done, and we draw our final breath Don't you wish that we could find, a way to conquer death? And if so, you are not alone, in questioning this deal For honest people everywhere, this is how they feel But don't despair, and don't give up, for the world is about to change There is a promise that is true and sure, though at first it may sound strange It does not come from imperfect men, so prone to selfish ways But comes from one who cannot lie, who wants to bless our days It comes along with a guarrantee, as certain as the dew Of promises once made before, all of which came true He told us that our world would reach, it's current desperate days That nations would reel in confused despair, like lost children in a maze That diseases and disasters, would violently give birth And that mankind would be poisoniing, and ruining the earth But when these things were to ocurr, and be observed and viewed They were indications, of imminent good news An event of wonder, and of joy, to change the world we see To bring in peace and health and love, and true security “Thy kingdom come” he promises, with marvels that it brings To replace all lords and governments, with a righteous, loving King Who will heal and wipe all tears, and broken hearts will mend And those of us who are friends of peace, he will call his friends Restoring youth to the old and frail, and vision to the blind And removing sickness from our lives, and sorrow from mankind He'll quell all storms and fires, and calm the mighty quakes And burn man's deadly weaponry, and missiles he will break Most amazing of his promises, a grand and glorious act Will be to empty mankind's graves, and bring our loved ones back Imagine greeting mothers lost, and husbands once more embrace And chidren prematurely gone, to behold their little face For he has sworn that death will end, and life will never cease And the world will be awash and glow, with everlasting peace Our pains and fears will all disolve, and will never come again And those so selfish and so cruel, will no longer remain So ease your mind and console your heart, for this promise will come true These wonders we can all behold, this he swears to you Our future is not in man's hands, nor by fate will it be won For God's will will be done on earth when his glorious kingdom comes “God will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will sorrow, nor outcry, or pain” - Revelation 21.4 (The Bible) |