HE LOVED THEM TO THE END

HE LOVED THEM TO THE END

He loved them when they barely knew Him,
He showed them His Father’s love supreme.
He called them to leave all and to Him attend,
He determined to love them to the end.

He loved them when they faltered and stumbled,
He cared for them even when they fumbled.
He taught in parables and explained His tales,
His love for them was obvious and prevailed.

He loved them when they thought they were strong
But they found out they could not be more wrong.
They fled from the One who loved them well
But their desertion His love could not quell.

In shame and sorrow they finally returned to Him
And found that their hearts need not be so grim;
The love that Jesus bore for each of them
Was the kind that would last to the very end!
John 13:1