The Last Word
Tetelestai
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THere are, of course, different versions in the bible, but one that talks about the final word spoken by Christ on the cross at Golgotha says it was the word, "Tetelestai". I was looking for a way to apply that to my life today ... our lives today. This is that attempt.
"The Last Word"
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I've said a lot of last words in my time
"I'm done," "I'm sorry," "I'm leaving," "I'm fine"
Words I thought would close the book, put the story to bed
But the story always found a way to bleed into the next chapter instead
[Verse 2]
There's a man who spoke one final line
Nailed to a piece of wood, running out of time
Coulda cursed the crowd, coulda begged for one more day
Instead He looked it dead in the eye and gave it away
[Pre-Chorus]
He didn't say "I'm broken"
He didn't say "The end"
He said the one word that made every debt I've got pretend
[Chorus]
Tetelestai — that's the last word that He said
Not "goodbye," not "I surrender" — it is finished, paid instead
So when I say my last word over everything I've done
I'm borrowing His breath to speak the only one
[Verse 3]
I've been writing my own ending since the day that I woke up
Trying to be the author, trying to fill my own cup
But some things aren't for finishing by the sweat off your own hand
Some things were finished for you — before you'd ever planned
[Pre-Chorus]
So I stop rewriting chapters
I stop editing the end
I let the last word be the last word — let it stand, my friend
[Chorus]
Tetelestai — that's the last word that He said
Not "goodbye," not "I surrender" — it is finished, paid instead
So when I say my last word over everything I've done
I'm borrowing His breath to speak the only one
[Bridge]
Last word isn't losing
Last word isn't loss
It's a King who spoke completion
From a hilltop and a cross
[Final Chorus]
Tetelestai — I'm done keeping score
Tetelestai — I don't gotta run anymore
He said it once so I never gotta say it twice
It is finished — and that's enough for my whole life
[Outro]
The last word...
was never an ending.
It was paid.
This is original work is produced by AK Darvinson with a combination of observation, critical thinking, insight, heart, compassion, passion, creativity, and technology. All rights are reserved. Free sharing is encouraged. Commercial use via license only.
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