Day 25 _This Side of the Fall

Away from where I was

Away to where I am

Away to where I’ll be

According to God’s plan

There is joy in the journey

But sometimes the way is steep

Sometimes the road is rugged

and sometimes the ruts are deep.

The fire of suffering brings forth

The gold of godliness.

When troubles come they are

Truly a trust and a test

To devastate my pride and

Fix my heart on what I’ll do

With what He’s saved me from

And what he’s saved me to

And if I think that I have come

Further Lord than anyone

Show me how to see great grace in all

The lives you’ve touched this side of the fall

And this side of the fall leads to the future

And this side of the fall you can be free

This side of the fall there is a way of grace

This side of the fall will take us home eventually

We’ll be transformed by trouble

If we give it to the Lord

In His fellowship of suffering

There’s joy in our reward.

There but for the grace of God

Go I and you and everyone

Who calls His name

And finds himself undone.

And this side of the fall leads to the future

And this side of the fall you can be free

This side of the fall there is a way of grace

This side of the fall we will be home eventually

Anthony Foster Feb 11, 2003