In the Father’s Keeping . . .
My dear son, it is 2am and you are heavy on my heart
I can not sleep for thoughts of you, you are ever in my prayers
Freedom has it's price, and peace does not come easy
Somewhere tonight you are out there, fighting for what's right
As a babe I carried you and at night I heard your cry
I turned my ear to hear you every time that you would call
But this night you are far from me, as you fight for our great nation
I do not hear you when you cry, I can not hear your call
In your youth I knelt beside you and listened as you prayed
Asking God to bless us and keep us every day
Now I'm the one who's praying by my bedside every night
Asking that the Father would guard you with his might
The Lord he watches over you, and will never leave your side
From day to day, he's still the same, his love will never change
Be it night or be it day, whether awake or sleeping
Nothing will take you too far away, you are in your Father's keeping
by Kelsey Konrad