Less than an Inch

"Less than an Inch"
an original song by Rev. Peter T. Atkinson
performed at Bethany Presbyterian Church
Sunday, July 21, 2024

This song was inspired by the way President Donald Trump survived the attempted assassination attempt on July 13, 2024. The basic idea of the song is marveling about how huge the world God created is, but that His providence and eye is on even the very small, like how the bullets missed his head by less than an inch. This song is not meant to be political, nor make claims on what the event means going forward, but just to witness to the very fact of God's Providence.

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Less than an Inch

You made the stars in space beyond our measure
And dug the depths of the boundless seas
Time and space are yours
You alone their source
The Size of you should bring us to our knees

You made the skies, whose blue goes on forever
And filled them with your ever blowing breeze
Deep and wide you fill
Pole to pole and still
You have your eye upon the least of these

Your eye is on the sparrow
Your mind, each grain of sand
You know each hair upon each humble head
Despite your size and power
You decorate each flower
And watch our children safe asleep in bed
You’ve made the leviathan, the sun, the moon,
but we can’t forget the finch
You have your hand on each and every inch

And when history’s in the balance
When our lives are held at stake
When we need a head to turn just slightly to the right
When bullets fly, when people lie
You never ever flinch
Even when it comes down to less than and inch