When it's all been said and done

The future is always frightening. Mankind has since time memorial dreamt of controlling or at least predicting his future, whether through the stars, spirits, statistics or simply by guesswork.

Even when the wisest man in history has declared that everything under the sun is meaningless, Man still chases after what ultimately he cannot keep, that will one day rot and return to the dust from which it came.

As the exams approach once again, and thoughts of graduation and future careers spring to mind, one questions the logic behind it all.

When it's all been said and done
There is just one thing that matters
Did I do my best to live for truth?
Did I live my life for you?

When it's all been said and done
All my treasures will mean nothing
Only what I have done
For love's rewards
Will stand the test of time

Lord, your mercy is so great
That you look beyond our weakness
And find purest gold in miry clay
Turning sinners into saints

I will always sing your praise
Here on earth and ever after
For you've shown me heaven's my true home
When it's all been said and done
You're my life when life is gone...