Commentary on the Gospel of Thursday, December 31, 2015

Barbara Dilly-Creighton University's Sociology and Anthropology Department

I on this, the last day of the year, have written a song reflecting on the year 2015 and what we must do in 2016. The song is based on the lessons for today and the Pope’s Encyclical “Praise be to you, my Lord.” I’ll be working out the tune on my guitar but think this song needs to be played on a large pipe organ. We have one at my church, so pray that I can talk the organist into doing it. If so, I will record it and make it available on my web-site when I can.

Chorus:

“Children, it is the last hour”.
Yet there is so much work to be done!
We have the knowledge and we know the truth.
So we must continue the work God’s begun!

Verse 1:

Our work is to praise, our work is to sing
Unto the Lord a new song
Announce the healing of salvation
And right the way of the wrong.

Verse 2:

The wrongs done to the seas and all within
Harm that’s been done to the plains
Suff’ring and injustice to people
Poison that falls in the rain.

Chorus:

“Children, it is the last hour.”
Yet there is so much work to be done!
We have the knowledge and we know the truth.
So we must continue the work God’s begun!

Verse 3:

The Lord comes to rule the world with justice
He gives us his pow’r to be
As all things through Him become life
Through him and with him we’re free!

Verse 4:

We who see the glory, the grace and truth
Know the fullness we all receive
Grace in place of grace through Jesus
He gives power to all those who believe.

Chorus:

“Children, it is the last hour.”
Yet there is so much work to be done!
We have the knowledge and we know the truth.

So we must continue the work God’s begun!