Where Else

Lyrics

John 6:68
The end of the road we see
Where else can we go?
You speak the words that we need
And forgive our sins
O Lord, where else, but you?

When all's said and done what remains
Of our hopes and plans?
When all's said and done what remains
But our hope in you?
O Lord, what else, but you?

Wounded Messiah, God's Son
Who else can save?
God in creation, shares our pain
Who else can understand
O Lord, who else, but you?
O Lord, who else, but you?
O Lord, who else, but you?

Music © 2007 Richard Fenton, Alanna Rodgers and Andy Judd
Words © 2007 Andy Judd

Reading the gospels it is hard not to be struck by their no-nonsense honesty. One of my favourite moments is John 6:68. By the end of John 6, it have become clear that the Jesus bandwagon will be no smooth ride, and many disciples walk away – it’s just too hard. The Lord asks the few remaining followers whether they will leave as well, at which point Simon Peter chimes in with one humanity’s most humble and most heroic statements: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”