A Prayer For My Wife

A Prayer for my Wife Now I’ll tell you all the details if I can keep from sheddin’ a tear Last night when it got late and really quiet around here I got down on my knees, crossed my heart and began to pray And in the darkness between me and God, here’s what I had to say I love her so much Lord and I just don’t know what I’d do I’m afraid that she won’t make it, that’s why I’m coming to you Here with my heart open, at your mercy down on my knees I’m begging’ you with every heartbeat, Oh Lord hear my pleas I don’t know what your plans are or what you have in store And I know I don’t deserve her and that she deserves much more And don’t misunderstand Lord, I don’t assume any obligation For your bounty in our life has exceeded all our expectations But please allow her to live and me to be a part of that life And I swear I’ll make this beautiful woman proud to be my wife And if it’s not in your plans Lord then I pray that you take me instead Cause’ I can’t live without my love, I’d be better off dead And no excuses for my past Lord, but I’ll do better than I’ve done I ask you only this, my lord, in the name of your Son. I wiped my tears as I said my amen’s and prepared myself to stand Stepped up next to your bed and began to caress your pretty hand I stared off into space as all the memories came flooding in Reliving each and every moment, over and over again And as the first rays of sunshine, streamed in past the curtain I felt an overwhelming peace calm my mind and ease the hurtin’ I felt compelled to kiss you so I pressed my lips to your face And it seemed the room was filled in the beauty of God’s living grace And you slowly opened your eyes and smiled for me to see And I knew the Lord my God had given my sweet wife back to me