It’s easy to point, it’s easy to blame
And to think we’re untainted by human shame
But the same wild wind blows through every heart
We’re just one choice from falling apart.
Oh, the world is heavy with the chains we wear
The broken roads that would lead to despair
I feel the cold, I see the dark draw nigh
And know that there, but for the grace of God, go I.
Yes, there, but for the grace of God, go I.
For we are all but actors in an existential play
Show me the choices that would lead astray
I will be one unholy mess if depart
The guidance of your heart within my heart
I see the broken reaching out to me
Lord may I never act without mercy
Lest destruction befall me in my pride
Show me that there, but for the grace of God, go I.
Yes, there, but for the grace of God, go I.
Bridge
It’s not the strength of my own two hands
That keeps me standing where the righteous stand
It’s a fragile thread, a mercy given
A bridge of light between earth and heaven
For the seed of the shadow is in us all
Waiting for the dark to make us fall.
So let my eyes stay clear, let my heart stay low
When I watch the bitter waters overflow
No pride in the safety, no scorn in the sight
Just a quiet prayer in the fading light.
Oh, the world is heavy with the chains we wear
The broken roads that lead us to despair
I see the cold, I see the darkness drawing nigh
And know that there, but for the grace of God, go I.
Yes, there, but for the grace of God, go I
Keep my feet steady on the narrow way
Hold my hand if the night o’er runs my day
Hold me to truth that I may forsake the lie
For there but for the grace of God go I.
For there but for the grace of God go I.
September 17, 2026
Anthony Foster