From the Inside Out and You Are God Alone

On Sunday at church the arrangement of worship songs were simply beautiful. I would like to share the lyrics of two of the songs we sang, From the Inside Out and You Are God Alone.

From the Inside Out by Joel Houston, 1996

A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace

Chorus
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
my heart and my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Your will above all else, my purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart, in my soul, Lord I give you control
Consume me from the inside out Lord
Let justice and praise become my embrace
To love You from the inside out

Chorus 2x

Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise
From the inside out Lord, my soul cries out


You Are God Alone by Billy Foote 2004

You are not a God created by human hands
You are not a God dependent on immortal man
You are not a God in need of anything we can give
By your plan, that's just the way it is


You're the only God whose power none can contend
You're the only God whose name and praise will never end
You're the only God whose worthy of everything we can give
You are God and that's just the way it is


chorus
You are God alone
From before time began
You are on your throne
You are God alone
And right now in the good times and bad
You're on the throne
You are God alone
You are God alone

Unchangeable
Unshakable
Unstoppable
That's what you are
Unchangeable
Unshakable
Unstoppable
That's what you are

You are God alone
In the good times and bad
You are on Your throne
You are God alone
And right now in the good times and bad
You are on your throne
You are God alone
You are God alone
You are God alone
You are God alone
Yes You are
Yes You are

I found myself singing the chorus all morning at work. God must have been preparing my heart for the hard news that was given in a meeting with the administration and my PE department at the end of the school day. Due to decreasing enrollment and the enormous shortfall in the state budget, my department is going to lose a PE teacher and class sizes are going to increase to 55 students in one class. Absolutely this is not in the same category as someone battling cancer facing a huge surgery or a family that loses their 13 year old son, but it is still is hard and a challenge. My heart is assured that God alone is God, in the good times and the bad, He is still on His throne. He is still sovereign and has a good and perfect plan (even if I never understand).