We act so proud we play the fool
We walk as though asleep
Yet bend and often break each rule
Heaven would have us keep
If we were parent of a child
Who plays the worldly clown
Would we reward for running wild?
Or would we wear a frown?
Some think The Lord should spare the rod
Should pity when we cry
But God in truth would not be God
If He’d just watch us die
Our God is Father of us all
He hates to see man fail
It hurts to see His children fall
And burn in Satan’s jail
So God will beat and God will chide
Till Truth we’ve come to see
His wise eyes wander far and wide
To set His servants free
Our Father loves us to a fault
He seeks His children’s cure
He’ll season each with fire and salt
Until our lives are pure
He’ll spare no woman man or child
He’ll trouble heart and soul
Until the last is reconciled
And made completely whole
Consider with joy tests and trials
Persevering well
We’ll live to wear eternal smiles
Escaping death and hell.....
We walk as though asleep
Yet bend and often break each rule
Heaven would have us keep
If we were parent of a child
Who plays the worldly clown
Would we reward for running wild?
Or would we wear a frown?
Some think The Lord should spare the rod
Should pity when we cry
But God in truth would not be God
If He’d just watch us die
Our God is Father of us all
He hates to see man fail
It hurts to see His children fall
And burn in Satan’s jail
So God will beat and God will chide
Till Truth we’ve come to see
His wise eyes wander far and wide
To set His servants free
Our Father loves us to a fault
He seeks His children’s cure
He’ll season each with fire and salt
Until our lives are pure
He’ll spare no woman man or child
He’ll trouble heart and soul
Until the last is reconciled
And made completely whole
Consider with joy tests and trials
Persevering well
We’ll live to wear eternal smiles
Escaping death and hell.....
