He’ll give me all the strength I need
For all that lies ahead,
And I can trust He’ll really do
The very thing He’s said.
Though I can see the coming storm
And hear the thunder roll,
I know I’m in my Father’s hand
And He will keep my soul.
I’ll never have tomorrow’s grace
Or face tomorrow’s need;
I’ll rest in God my Father’s plan
And let His goodness lead.
…
I cried to You in time of need,
You heard my earnest prayer –
From heaven’s height sent grace to help
And proved Your tender care.
You gave me strength when I was weak
Just like You said You would;
I couldn’t do what lay ahead,
But then I found You could.
So here I raise a song of thanks
And lift my heart in praise:
The Lord has done great things for me
And I will trust His ways.
…
Unjustly in the dungeon’s depths,
Then hope flared bright and died
As “two full years” dripped slowly by
While Joseph stayed inside.
Impatient people checking in
To hear God’s final word;
A week, ten days of silence first
Ere Jeremiah heard.
For “three full weeks” old Daniel mourned
While good and evil warred
Until the angel sent arrived
With comfort from the Lord.
…
God wouldn’t let this suffering
Go on another day
Without some purpose that He knows
Will come no other way.
He wouldn’t say to carry on
And keep me here in pain
If not for some far better thing,
Some beneficial gain.
His heart’s too kind, His love too deep
His tender care too good –
I know He’s seen some greater prize
I’ve not yet understood.
…
Down in that jail at Philippi
As midnight came around,
Two men were lying in the dark
By chains securely bound.
Their bleeding wounds and aching bones
Were keeping them awake,
But no amount of pain and wrong
Could make their spirits break.
Those bars and chains had seen a lot,
But what they heard that night
…
When fear begins to fill my heart
It shows my faith is small,
For I’ve been trusting in myself
And not the Lord of all.
If I rely on what I know –
My instincts, skills, and sight –
I start to fear what I can’t see
And tremble in the night.
But if I trust my mighty God
I’ll never have to fear
Because I know He always sees
And stays forever near.
…
