Sovereign Love
Happy children on the seashore
Swallowed swiftly by God’s wave!
Now enjoying His creation,
Now engulfed in briny grave.
Sovereign Lord, the world You order
Wretched, cruel often is!
Dread disaster’s in Your purpose,
And You tell us You are love??
Senseless act of hateful terror
Coolly planned by monstrous men!
Brazenly they murder thousands
Just to celebrate their end.
Sovereign Lord, the world You order
Heinous, evil often is!
Satan’s schemes are in Your purpose,
And You tell us You are good??
Grieving widow, comfort failing,
In a large and empty house,
Sobbing, pleading, praying, wailing,
Did God have to take her spouse?
Sovereign Lord, the world You order
Woeful, lonely often is!
Trials grave are in Your purpose,
And You tell us You are near??
Cross where Christ, the Lord of heaven,
Writhes in agony unknown,
Bearing grief and separation,
All for sin, but not His own.
Sovereign Lord, Your glorious power,
Works all things the way You will.
You could do whatever pleased You,
And You chose a path of pain??
Silently God lets us ponder
His great wisdom’s perfect plan:
Love that shines through deepest darkness,
Death, and futile thoughts of man.
Teach us, Lord, to fear and trust You
With a peace that’s from above.
Make us know Your presence with us
And delight in sovereign love!
Ed Morris, 2006
This page copyright © 2006 Edward A. Morris. Created July 29, 2006. Last updated July 29, 2006.