Forever Words

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Mark 13:31

There is a truth I cling to

when everything’s unclear;

Truth that keeps life stable

despite the circumstances I fear.

There are words of comfort

that my soul will hold dear;

The truth, spoken by Jesus

will forever be near.

Some day the universe dissolves

— a fiery conflagration;

But Jesus speaks words that live on

into the New Creation.

Heaven and earth will pass away

at the closing of the curtain;

What Jesus says will live and stay

eternally for certain.

I have set my hope on Him

knowing I too one day will pass;

Trusting in the gospel hope

in eternity to always last.

These are not mere words I read

on which my hope I base;

These are everlasting foundations

that time will not erase.

So I trust. So I believe.

I trust His everlasting Word;

And in this confidence lean back

into secure arms of my Lord.