Larry Orrell - There but for the Grace lyrics

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I met a stranger on a sidewalk…he was holding out his hand…

He said, “Buddy, could you help me?” I said, “I’ll do the best I can.”

Then I reached down in my pocket…just to see what I could find…

Then he said, “Just help me cross the street, you see I’m blind…”

AND I THOUGHT, “THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I…”

I COULD BE THE ONE WITH BLINDED EYES…

BUT IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE…HE HAD A DIFFERENT PLAN FOR ME…

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I…

Then my mind went back to Calvary…saw Him crawling up the hill…

I heard him praying in the garden…saying “Father not my will…”

Then I felt his pain and suffering…as they nailed his feet and hands..

And I saw the perfect Lamb of God…reaching out for fallen man…

AND I SAID, “THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I…”

I COULD BE THE ONE WITH BLINDED EYES…

BUT IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE…HE HAD SALVATION PLANNED FOR ME…

THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I…

but for the Grace of God go I….