Forever with the Lord

<p>For this we say to you by the word of the Lord</p><p>that we who are alive</p><p>who remain behind until the coming of the Lord</p><p>will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep</p><p>because the Lord himself will descend from heaven</p><p>with a cry of command</p><p>with the voice of an archangel</p><p>and with the trumpet of God</p><p>and the dead in Christ will rise first.</p><p>Then we who are alive who remain behind</p><p>will be caught up in the clouds together with them</p><p>to meet the Lord in the air.</p><p>And so we will be forever with the Lord.</p><p><strong>- 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 </strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Und nach dem Tod da werd ich sein</em></p><p><em>Bei Christo meinem Herren.</em></p><p>And after death I will be</p><p>with Christ my Lord.</p><p><strong>-<em> Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt</em></strong></p><p><strong>[The Lord Is My Faithful Shepherd]</strong></p><p><strong>Bach cantata BWV 112</strong></p>