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I've had trials and tribulations, |
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Unexpected situations, living here below. |
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I've had friends to turn their backs on me |
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And leave me stand in the cold. |
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I've been hurt in church |
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As I attempted to do God's work; |
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By people who called themselves saints. |
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Many times I felt like giving up, |
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But the Spirit said you can't. |
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You know the Lord, He puts you through |
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A lot of things you can't understand, |
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And for everything He allows there's a reason. |
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So in my life the devil gets no glory, |
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Everywhere I go I tell the story; |
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How God has a way of turning people around. |
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[Chorus:] |
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He meant it for my good, |
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God meant it for my good. |
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He brought me out without a doubt, |
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I knew that he would. |
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Now I know no defeat, |
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I'm strong when I'm weak; |
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God gave me a song now I must sing on. |
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The devil meant it for bad but I'm so glad |
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God meant it for my good. |
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[Verse 2:] |
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The gossip, the lies, the tears in my eyes |
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It worked out for my good. |
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I past the test of time, |
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Like a tree by the water I stood. |
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Because through it all, |
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God gets the glory, |
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Everywhere I go I tell the story; |
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How God worked out things for me. |
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The devil meant it for bad but I'm so glad |
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God meant it for my good |
