What Must You Give or Take? (Words by John Piper)

Words by John Piper (used by permission)
Music by Bobby Kunkle (feat. Virginia Schultz)
What must you give or take, my God,
That we might live and never die,
When we have died? What kiss or rod,
My King, must your fierce love apply?
A thousand days and nights pain free?
A hundred years with solvent banks?
Touch down without a casualty-
Again! How many giving thanks?
Or must it be catastrophe?
A crash? A million rich made poor?
A helpless child swept out to sea?
A grief? A virus without cure?
Whatever, O my God, my King,
Whatever you must give or take,
Waste not, my Lord, this suffering,
But come and shake this world awake.
And then, this sleep of death behind,
Slay every dream that once enticed
With emptiness. Light every mind
To see, alive, the worth of Christ:
Our Life.
Our Everlasting Health.
Our endless, living Waterfall.
Our faith’s Reward.
Our boundless Wealth.
Our Pleasure Infinite.
Our All.
Whatever, O my God, my King,
Whatever you must give or take,
Waste not, my Lord, this suffering,
But come and shake this world awake.
Based on "Coronavirus and Christ: A Poem" by John Piper at www.desiringgo...
Video produced by Dadastudio33
"White Noise City" sounds from www.freesound.o...
Copyright 2021 Bobby Kunkle

[@scvanm]

Wow! What a great song!

[@misswoods90]

Beautiful!