I often strive with my own strength to fight my battles,
Depending on my abilities, I try to overcome my struggles.
Yet just when I think I’ve cleared a mountain in my way,
A blow comes unbidden, and I falter, led astray.
It is in such moments when I am in an impossible place,
That Jesus reaches out to me with all-sufficient grace.
He covers me with arms of love, shielding me from evil,
Lifting me from the dirt to make me soar like an eagle.
Now I can testify through good times and through pain,
Lord, You are my only hope, my hiding place from storm and rain.