Once when I struggled and floundered about
When I heard Satan allege,
“He doesn’t care what might happen to you.”
God let me see the hedge.

Satan had not even made it inside;
Only his words made it through-
Speaking as if he had total control,
But talking was all he could do.

The hedge was so thick even Satan’s long arms
Could never reach me inside.
The hedge reached to Heaven; no one came across
Clearly old Satan had lied.

Now when some sickness or hurt causes pain,
I’ll trust what God has in store.
Never forgetting that He’s in control,
I see the hedge like before.

Mac Wilkey

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/god-let-me-see-the-hedge/