A Box His Size

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Lyrics

Verse 1

Idols of silver, gods of sand

Easy to hold in our finite hands

We try to fit our God in a man-shaped disguise

My friend, they do not make a box His size

Verse 2

God walked among us, a mortal man

Maker of the storms that He calmed with His hand

Awesome and holy, for sinners He cries

My friend, they do not make a box His size

Chorus

Throw out the box that you have put God in 

And let your childlike faith begin again

Restrain no more the power of Mighty God

And trust in the power of Jesus’ blood

Verse 3

Free will and choices, a Sovereign God

Or is the God who claims this power just a fraud

Is He all-knowing or are we a surprise

My friend, they do not make a box His size

Bridge

Is this the god you really want,

The one that fits inside your pocket

God subject to every whim

Of every man’s demands on Him

Or do you want the Infinite

The All-Consuming Spirit

God of Wrath who died for you

All mercy, justice, grace, and truth

Chorus

Throw out the box that you have put God in 

And let your childlike faith begin again

Restrain no more the power of Mighty God

And trust in the power of Jesus’ blood

Verse 4

Justice and mercy, that great paradox

Such a God would never fit in such a man-sized box

King of the Universe, for servants He dies

My friend, they do not make a box His size

Verse 4 Tag

Acquainted with sorrows, yet infinitely wise

My friend, they’ll never make a box His size

Chorus

Throw out the box that you have put God in 

And let your childlike faith begin again

Restrain no more the power of Mighty God

And trust in the power of Jesus’ blood

Tag

Restrain no more the power of Mighty God

And trust in the power of Jesus’ blood