If I'd

From my friend Jennifer...

If I'd never felt so empty,
then how could You have filled me?
If I'd never felt so fretful,
then how could You have stilled me?
If I'd never crashed to pieces,
how could You make me whole?
If I'd never been a sinner,
Who'd need to save this soul?

Because I've cried myself to sleep,
I know Your warm embrace.
Because I know the sting of sin,
I've felt extravagance of grace.
Because I've sailed on stormy seas,
I know it's You who stilled them.
Because I've walked on broken streets,
I know that You rebuilt them.
Because I've smelled the stench of death,
I know Your sweet perfume.
Because I know the cross of Christ,
I know the empty tomb.