Grace Found A New Way!

The Law could frighten them,

The Law could restrain them,

It could blame them and shame them,

But the Law could not change them;

The Law might force people to do good things,

But it could not make them good from within

For man's nature cannot be changed by the Law,

But grace found another way!

Since the people could not be righteous,

God Himself became their righteousness,

God entered totally into the sorry sphere of human affairs,

A divine choice for man's sake;

Love no longer imposed love from above,

But Love came down and exposed love here below,

God became the very love He required from man,

Grace took a human face!

Though He had the power to make mountains tremble,

The Son emptied Himself and became completely humble,

He had the divinity to create or cancel universes,

But He became a heir to man's weaknesses,

Chose pain, suffering and death,

In His death was the closure of the Law,

The Law has been replaced by a new covenant

Grace made a new way!

Not by a stricter legislation,

Or a superior education,

But grace through salvation,

Brought me true transformation,

Grace achieved what the Law cannot

Argument fails me, my mouth is shut

From God the Law estranged me

But grace changed me!