Sometimes I'm most like the Zealot Saul
A proud self-righteous know-it-all
He always did what he saw fit
Til he turned his back on all of it
When once he heard the Savior's call
Other times I'm most like Thomas
Like someone who has heard the promise
But won't believe til he's had proof
Even though he's seen the truth
Changing other people's lives
Sometimes like Peter I'm impulsive, brave
I'll boldly step out on the waves
But the cares of life make my feet sink
My faltering faith begins to shrink
And my heart beats wildly panicking
Sometimes like Samson my will comes first
And my only thought is to slake my thirst
And then I ask my God to bless
My crazy tangled mixed up mess
As if his will could be coerced
But my gracious God knows all of this
And he keeps all his promises
He's always working changing me
Into the one I'm meant to be
And he won't stop until he's done
He'll always finish what he's begun
And so like Thomas, Peter, Samson, Saul
My bad beginning isn't all
That you will ever see of me
I am forgiven and redeemed