Paul

I remember a little boy with a tender heart

Funny and gentle right from the start

I’d ask for the magic word, and you’d smile and say, "Poof!"

Not a worry in the world beneath our roof

Aunt Jeanette reading about the monster at the end of the book

Doing my best Grover voice just to see how you'd look

You were always so kind, a reflective young soul

And watching you grow up made my spirit whole

Paul, you’ve got a strong spirit that carries you through

When the road gets heavy and you're starting anew

And though I can’t always be right there by your side

I know the Lord is your comfort and guide

Through the grace and the mercy He’s always bestowing

He will watch over your coming and going

Years hurried by and you built a family of your own

We’d spend hours talking on the telephone

Catching up on our lives, loving on the family tree

Praying together for the things we couldn't see

I know the chapter got hard when the marriage fell through

You lost everything, and the shadows just grew

But I felt so blessed when you reached out to me again

Seeing you get back on your feet and let the light in

Paul, you’ve got a strong spirit that carries you through

When the road gets heavy and you're starting anew

And though I can’t always be right there by your side

I know the Lord is your comfort and guide

Through the grace and the mercy He’s always bestowing

He will watch over your coming and going

I can't be there in person, but I know God hears my prayer

Lifting my nephew up into His faithful care

You are a reflective thinker, so loving and wise

I see God’s tender mercy waking up in your eyes

Psalm one-twenty-one, verse eight is the truth that I hold

Now and forevermore, let His promise unfold

Paul, you’ve got a strong spirit that carries you through

When the road gets heavy and you're starting anew

And though I can’t always be right there by your side

I know the Lord is your comfort and guide

Through the grace and the mercy He’s always bestowing

He will watch over your coming and going

Yes, He will watch over your coming and going