Grace in White

I There you are in your white dress Marching in for all to see A little taller than the rest Incarnate joy and purity Your father looking on with pride As you come into your place He’s reveling in this rising tide Where you personify God’s grace II A few more weeks and you’ll be eight We know we cannot hold back time The World is coming soon or late But I trust that you will be fine Because I see your old man in you The finest man I’ve ever known A man that if he thought you needed help Would give you everything he’d own III In fact he has god daughter dear He’s given you all that he is This is why I have no fear For your image is his and His I make to you this promise on your special day To love you and support you as you grow into You And as you navigate this world for one thing will I pray When it gets tough you ask yourself “what would my Daddy do?” To my goddaughter on the occasions of her First Communion and Eighth Birthday May 4th, 2024