He Never Says "Good-bye"
C. A. Shaw • English
Primary Scripture: Hebrews 13:5
Verse 1
In pain, on couch of weakness, A weary suff’rer lay, With face both pale and haggard, In twilight, soft and gray; A friend, departing, whispered That Jesus still was nigh, “Oh yes,” she slowly answered, “He never says ‘Good-bye.’”
Chorus
He never says “good-bye,” He never says “good-bye.” Tho’ all the world may turn away, He never says “good-bye.”
Verse 2
He never leaves His people, Nor e’er forsakes His own; He knows their needs, however, To others all unknown; In sickness and in sorrow He listens to their cry; With loving arms around them He never says “good-bye.”
Chorus
He never says “good-bye,” He never says “good-bye.” Tho’ all the world may turn away, He never says “good-bye.”
Verse 3
The joys of earth may vanish, Its music cease to cheer, Its brightness be o’erclouded, Its glory disappear; Our nearest friends may leave us, Our mother stay not by, But Jesus never fails us, He never says “good-bye.”
Chorus
He never says “good-bye,” He never says “good-bye.” Tho’ all the world may turn away, He never says “good-bye.”
Verse 4
And tho’ we often grieve Him, Unmindful of His love, While straying from the pasture He watches still above; He notes the rugged pathway That brings the bitter sigh, And lifts us to His bosom, He never says “good-bye.”
Chorus
He never says “good-bye,” He never says “good-bye.” Tho’ all the world may turn away, He never says “good-bye.”
Verse 5
A darkened vale is nearing, The hour has come to die; But still He walks beside us, And grace doth He supply; From death to life arisen, With Him are we on high! In heav’nly life and glory He never says “good-bye.”
Chorus
He never says “good-bye,” He never says “good-bye.” Tho’ all the world may turn away, He never says “good-bye.”
Scripture References
Reference 1
- hebrews 13:5