It may be a phone call That comes without warning And suddenly my heart is breaking It may be a headline I wake to one morning And suddenly my world is shaken But every now and then When life falls apart There's a truth I trust That calms my heart Nothing takes You by surprise Here beneath these troubled skies There's a comfort just to realize Nothing takes You by surprise Sometimes the hard times seem Senseless and random Like life's just a series of chances But come what may you've never Left us abandoned You're God over all circumstances And nothing on earth Can stop Your plans You're in control We're in Your hands Though bitter winds blow This truth is sweet Things out of our hands Are still under Your feet – and Nothing takes You by surprise Whatever crisis may arise Jesus you're Lord of our lives Nothing takes You by surprise