That's What's So Amazing

All the successes for which I strive, my selfish ambitions in and out with the tide

I just want to earn every penny I make, deserve the reward for each action I take

That’s how the world works; it’s cause and effect, and it’s the very system I need to reject

But the concept of grace, something given for free; it confuses my brain and it mystifies me

God’s Rewards At Christ’s Expense, it simply doesn’t make any sense

Nothing to prove before I receive, You only ask that I believe

There’s no check-marks or stars on my chart, there’s no scores written down on my score card

Everything I know does an about-face, that’s what’s so amazing about grace

I work to get the things I have and work even harder when times get bad

Stretching the limits of my own strength and pushing myself to greater lengths

Worn out and tired is all I get, and don’t forget to complain about it

But grace gives work an effortless peace, I can trust instead of worrying

God’s Resting At Christ’s Expense, it simply doesn’t make any sense

Nothing to prove before I receive, You only ask that I believe

There’s no kind of effort ever can be enough, to acquire unconditional love

Everything I know does an about-face, that’s what’s so amazing about grace

There’s so much in life I try to control, slipping through the fist of my desperate hold

Stress gets me down, and it gets me down good when nothing goes the way I think that it should

Of course I know better, have it all figured out, nothing comes to those who doubt

But grace is the ability to let go, to get out of the way and let God’s goodness flow

God’s Reassurance At Christ’s Expense, it simply doesn’t make any sense

Nothing to prove before I receive, You only ask that I believe

There’s no job too big, no concern too small, You have the perfect plan for them all

Everything I know does an about-face, that’s what’s so amazing about grace