Jusice For All

by Ron Larson and Bob Kaufflin

how many times have we cried
 out to God
saying life just isn't fair
complaining we don't get what
 we deserve
wondering if He cares

somehow we're not so amazed anymore
by the grace that has
brought us this far
but we feel God owes us
explanations
for the grievances in
our hearts

but there is justice for all
measured by One
when innocence received
the wrath
for the wrongs of everyone
justice for all
so the guilty could be spared
and be thankful that this life
is not fair

grace is given and grace
is withheld
but grace is never owed
and out of His goodness He
gives where He wills
not where He is told

where were we when the world
was formed
shaped by the sound of
His voice
and have we forgotten,
forgiveness is free,
but it's offered to us by
His choice?

do you think you've been
mistreated
and more than paid the cost?
then gaze upon the Son of God
in the shadow of the cross.