God gives grace

A reminder that when we seem beset on all sides by trials, that God is with us and has allowed these things to happen in our lives for a purpose; and that He remains in complete and absolute control of all things.

God gives grace to those in need
to carry on in faith and deed,
cares for those whom he loves dear,
called to Himself and thus drawn near;
greatest conflict for us He's won,
and sanctification in us begun.

God gives grace to those He loves,
sometimes guides and sometimes shoves,
to work in us those things we need,
drive to His word with heart to heed
where we need to be He sends us go,
but halts our life that grace we'll know.

God gives grace to those in haste,
our lives are His, He shall not waste;
but accomplish in us every need,
and for His sake through us in every deed
for we are loved by His sovereign will,
He saved us and He guides us still.

God gives grace to those He tests;
strengthens and prepares for us a rest,
as impure Gold seeks to refine
by precious grace, O sweet divine!
By trials He strengthens, tries and thus
completes His work begun in us.