[clickandtweet handle=”” hashtag=”” related=”” layout=”” position=””]Every song has a story, this one was written for a family member who gave her son up for adoption.[/clickandtweet]
One of the most important elements for me when I write a song is prayer, especially when the song is about something very sacred. Adoption is, I am sure you would agree.
If I am writing a song for a specific person, I try to put myself in their shoes. I may not know all the details to a story, but as I walk in that person’s footsteps in my mind, I formulate questions like, “How did they feel when they found out they were having a baby?” “How will a new baby change their life?” “Do they feel alone or afraid?” In this case I am writing for someone who has adopted their child out. For those who have been adopted into a family, the questions may vary.
Home of Grace
Verse One
No one’s sure what’s in store as we journey
How our choices shape the future and our hearts
And it could be you, and it could be me
Who learns to build a home of grace
Chorus
There’s no better love than to give away
No better love than to take
From one mother’s heart to another’s arms
Together we build a home of grace
Verse Two
If you could see up ahead around the corner
You might fail to find the courage to be brave
But He sees you, and He sees me
and wants to build a home of grace
Chorus
Bridge
It’s a mystery this gift of life
Oh the wonder of a sacrifice
Chorus
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