The Last Command

When the Sav­ior had aris­en

From the si­lent grave

Then He to His loved dis­ci­ples

This com­mand­ment gave:

Go ye

there­fore

teach the na­tions

Of the ris­en Son;

Tell them of the great re­demp­tion

Sent to ev­ery­one.

Tell them of the night of sor­row

In Geth­se­ma­ne;

Show to them the wea­ry foot­prints

Up to Cal­va­ry.

Go and tell them how I loved them

Even on the tree

How I thought of them with pi­ty

In death’s ago­ny.

Now to us this mes­sage com­eth

From the sin­ner’s friend

With the pro­mise

I am with you

Even to the end.