How Good you are, Lord.

 How Good You Are, Lord

How good You are, Lord.

Not as a concept,thin and theoretical,

But as the very essence of all that is beautiful.

The first taste of morning,the well in the wasteland,

The sure,holding kindness of a Father’s hand.

You are so good.

Your goodness is the canvas on which my story’s told,

More precious than silver,more enduring than gold.

It chases me down in mercy’s relentless race,

And meets me in the wilderness with welcome on Your face.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. (Psalm 34:8)

I have seen it in provision, arriving just in time,

In the healing of old wounds,in the gift of peace sublime.

In the daily bread for body,and the manna for my soul,

In the gentle,patient making of my broken pieces whole.

Your goodness does not promise a path devoid of pain,

But a presence in the fire,and a purpose in the rain.

It is the rock-foundation when the shifting sands give way,

The dawning of new mercies with the breaking of each day.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34)

For even on the hill where hope itself seemed slain,

Your goodness,in its mystery, was working greater gain.

The cross,the darkest moment, became the brightest proof

Of a love-soaked,sacrificial, all-conquering goodness, rooted in truth.

So let my life be one long, grateful, echoing chord,

A testament to this one truth:How good You are, Lord.

From the first cry of my heart to eternity’s shore,

I will proclaim Your goodness forevermore.

Amen.