James

He put the good Lord first, then his wife and his three girls

They were the center of his whole wide world

He wasn’t ashamed to speak his faith out loud

James was a father who stood steady and proud

Every stranger that he met, he'd stay and talk a while

He just wanted to leave them with a genuine smile

You were the best dad a daughter could ever know

You planted seeds of truth and you watched them grow

I miss you every morning, I love you every day

Thank you for showing us the heavenward way

You taught us what matters when all is said and done

To keep the good Lord shining as our number one

You were always right there for my sisters and me

Setting an example of what love ought to be

You taught us how a lady should be treated right

A gentleman in darkness and a guiding light

I still remember our very first fishing trip

Standing on the bank where the water would dip

We cast our lines out, just waiting on a fin

Using nothing but a stick and a safety pin

You were the best dad a daughter could ever know

You planted seeds of truth and you watched them grow

I miss you every morning, I love you every day

Thank you for showing us the heavenward way

You taught us what matters when all is said and done

To keep the good Lord shining as our number one

Everywhere you went, you witnessed for His name

And because of you, Daddy, our lives are not the same

You made sure we knew what was most important of all

To build our house on Jesus, and answer to His call

You were the best dad a daughter could ever know

You planted seeds of truth and you watched them grow

I miss you every morning, I love you every day

Thank you for showing us the heavenward way

You taught us what matters when all is said and done

To keep the good Lord shining as our number one

We'll keep the Lord first, just like you've always done