I WILL PRAISE HIM STILL

No Matter What

When life’s circumstances overwhelm me,
I will praise Him still.

When justice fails to represent truth,
I will praise Him still.

When my children are drowning in tears,
I will praise Him still.

“Many are the ones who rise up against me. Many are saying of my soul, there is no deliverance for him in God. Selah. But You, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory, the One who lifts up my head” (Psalm 3:2-3).

When disappointments shake my world,
I will praise Him still.

When sickness and infirmity relentlessly attack,
I will praise Him still.

When God’s promises seem distant to grasp,
I will praise Him still.

“But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them always shout for joy, because You defend them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You. For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield” (Psalm 5:11-12).

When plans are foiled by the enemy’s lies,
I will praise Him still.

When temporal victory silently slips through our hands,
I will praise Him still.

When this mother’s heart breaks for her own,
I will praise Him still.

“O LORD, Yours is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and, the majesty. For all in the heavens and in the earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and You lift up Yourself to all as Head” (1 Chronicles 29:11).

When the sweet voice of victory chases away despair,
I will praise Him still.

When the infallible Word of the Lord strengthens faith,
I will praise Him still.

When things of this world fade in the Light of His presence,
I will praise Him still.

“O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth” (Isaiah 25:1).