I turn on the TV and I watch the evening news
About the murder and the mayhem and I start to get the blues
So I look into the Bible and I see that it is true, that
God is in control
Oh, oh, oh
God is in control
His arm is still long
His strength is still strong
He has been there all along
God is in control
Oh, oh, oh
God is in control
I pick the paper and I read about the scandals
And I'm driving through the neighborhoods and see the work of vandals
All the lights are going out, I'm lighting all the candles, saying
God is in control
Oh, oh, oh
God is in control
His arm is still long
His strength is still strong
He has been there all along
God is in control
Oh, oh, oh
God is in control
I turn on the radio and hear about another war
And gangs are in the city schools, and don't know what they're fighting for
And all my hope is running out and I can't take it anymore, but
God is in control
Oh, oh, oh
God is in control
His arm is still long
His strength is still strong
He has been there all along
God is in control
Oh, oh, oh
God is in control
I turned off the TV 'cause the news is incomplete
And I gave the morning paper right to my parakeet
I'm turning down the radio and rising to my feet saying
God is in control
Oh, oh, oh
God is in control
His arm is still long
His strength is still strong
He has been there all along
God is in control
Oh, oh, oh
God is in control