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After Pentecost Pentecost 24 Luke 21:5-19
After Pentecost Pentecost 24 Luke 21:5-19
The Future (YC No 226)
The Future (YC No 226)
The future is for us to live;
The future is for us to live;
Not ours to oversee;
Not ours to oversee;
It does not tell us ‘What’ or ‘When’;
It does not tell us ‘What’ or ‘When’;
There is no certainty.
There is no certainty.
Disciples asked about the times;
Disciples asked about the times;
“What would the future hold?”
“What would the future hold?”
The early church faced many woes
The early church faced many woes
Of what was to unfold.
Of what was to unfold.
These woes included many wars,
These woes included many wars,
Catastrophe and doom;
Catastrophe and doom;
The future for them was distress,
The future for them was distress,
Calamity and gloom.
Calamity and gloom.
Ev’n though the persecutions came
Ev’n though the persecutions came
With such tremendous cost,
With such tremendous cost,
The promise was, ‘You will be saved;
The promise was, ‘You will be saved;
Not one hair will be lost!’
Not one hair will be lost!’
Like then, our future is not clear,
Like then, our future is not clear,
Uncertainties remain;
Uncertainties remain;
Yet, when we are enhancing life
Yet, when we are enhancing life
This work is not in vain.
This work is not in vain.
Like flowers op’ning with the dawn,
Like flowers op’ning with the dawn,
We turn towards the light:
We turn towards the light:
The future we create with love
The future we create with love
Breeds joy and great delight.
Breeds joy and great delight.
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