He’s in Control
Singing a Song of Sweet Sovereignty
We talked about “The Rich Men North of Richmond”—not the incredible protest song by the newly discovered authentic American voice, Oliver Anthony, but the corruption that the red-bearded boy sang about. O, yes, we talked. And talked. My old buddy and I jabbered until our jaws hurt. Yet, not a single political or social breakthrough emerged despite the remarkably opinionated corrections offered by the self-certified philosophers (I being one of those pseudo-sagacious-savants). Well, there was one. In fact, my compatriot, a fellow believer, wisely led our minds from hopeless haranguing to the certainty of Scripture. “You know, Mike, if I didn’t know the Lord was in control, I would go crazy.” I was looking at the sky, looking nowhere, really, when he uttered that unconquerable coda on our conversation. A single cloud moved from from its formation in the mackerel skies.
I wrote this song, “He’s in Control,” in 1986 after hearing the biblical doctrine of the sovereignty of God. I learned that there are some truths we can see but not see through. So, I didn’t have an epiphany of total comprehension. I received a divine gift of childlike faith in the sovereign God who is in control. So I composed. Twenty years later I recorded. Today, I share once more.
He’s in Control
Of all the things I've been told
There's none that more thrills my soul
The knowing that God is in control
It gives me the strength to go on
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Whether it's good or it's bad
No reason for me to be sad
God has given us all that he had
When he gave up His only son
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He's in control
He's in control
Tenderly sculpting my soul
To the image of Christ my King
He's in control
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There was a time when I thought
Life was a chance to be bought
But I was confused and distraught
By the lies that I had been told
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So God in his mercy and might
Allowed me to see the light
And I know now that it's all alright
I know who is in control
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He's in control
He's in control
Tenderly shaping my soul
To the image of Christ my king
He's in control
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On the darkest night of your soul
When the storms of life begin to blow
You can rest your head on this soft pillow
And you can know
Yes, you can know
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He's in control
He's in control
Tenderly sculpting your soul
To the image of Christ your king
He's in control
He's in control
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How we pray that the Gospel truth which this humble tune seeks to convey will descend and bring comfort and hope to one in need. — + Mike