God Of Every Grace

Shane & Shane's “God Of Every Grace” is a hymn-style song for people in sorrow. The first verse asks that this world of sorrows not steal the singer's only hope, because the power of the gospel shines within a jar of clay. In affliction God brings wisdom that comforts cannot supply, and his greatest treasure is the God of grace.

The second verse is for the weary. It asks for wings of faith to rise above the weight, and it notes that God knows each grief that lingers through the night watches. The cross is named directly: he has borne our sufferings and taken up our pain there, and he leads his people on to glory. The chorus gathers the praise. “Now to the God of every grace, who counts my tears, who holds my days, I sing through sorrows, sing with faith.” The song accepts that God gives and takes away and still calls for praise with every breath. The last verse looks ahead to a dawning hope that is soon to break, as the singer waits on mercy that will swallow every ache. It ends with cries of joy at heaven's gates, with all God's children home together. The melody is steady and warm, and the song can serve in funerals, hospital rooms and ordinary services alike.

Treasure in jars of clay is 2 Corinthians 4:7. Bearing our griefs is Isaiah 53:4, and the God of all grace restoring us is 1 Peter 5:10.