"All I Really Need (Is Your Grace)"

Here's the song that closed the sermon this morning. Many commented that the service seemed just right-- fitting for some of the hard news that was shared. Of course, that's all due to the Lord's plan and not ours. This song is just one example: our associate pastor* planned to include the song in the flow of the service before either of us realized that it included a line about taking care of sparrows, which tied in perfectly to the sermon text of Matthew 10:29-31.

All I Really Need

In the darkest hour I must face
I’m counting on Your grace to give me all I need
Sunless days and cheerless nights will pass
And work their work at last to form Your joy in me
For when I am weak
I find that You are strong, and

All I really need is Your grace
All I need to know is You are near me
All I need is You
All I really need is Your grace
All I need to know is You are for me
All I need is You
All I need is You

Some may place their hope in feeble men
I can’t do that again, for only You are strong
I will pray to God who lifts my head
To You who came and shed Your blood for all my wrongs
For when I am weak
I find that You are strong, and

All I really need is Your grace
All I need to know is You are near me
All I need is You
All I really need is Your grace
All I need to know is You are for me
All I need is You
All I need is You

Lord, I know You hear my every sigh
You hear the raven’s cry and give the sparrow food
How much more will You provide in love
For those You bought with blood and work all things for good
And when I am weak
I find that You are strong, and

All I really need is Your grace
All I need to know is You are near me
All I need is You
All I really need is Your grace
All I need to know is You are for me
All I need is You
All I need is You

Words and music by Mark Altrogge
As recorded on In a Little While

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