ONE THING IS
FOR CERTAIN
THESE ARE
UNCERTAIN TIMES
AND THIS WORLD
IN WHICH WE'RE LIVIN'
OFFERS LITTLE
PEACE OF MIND
WE SAIL ON
TROUBLED WATERS
AND WALK ON
SHAKY GROUND
BUT THERE IS A
SOURCE OF STRENGTH
THAT I HAVE FOUND
THERE HANGS INSIDE
MY FATHER'S HOUSE
A PICTURE ON THE WALL
OF MY
GRANDFATHER'S FATHER
STANDIN' STRONG
AND TALL
I STARE INTO HIS
FACE SOMETIMES AND
GAZE INTO HIS EYES
THERE'S JUST
SOMETHING THERE
THAT HELPS ME REALIZE
THAT THERE'S A
FAMILY TREE
SURROUNDING ME
REMINDING ME
THAT I DO NOT
STAND ALONE
AND IN MY
DARKEST HOUR
IN MY GREATEST
TIME OF NEED
I'M STRENGTHENED BY
THE ROOTS OF MY
FAMILY TREE
I THINK OF
MOM AND DAD
HOW THEY WORKED
HARD TO PROVIDE
NOW I SEE HOW MUCH
THEY LOVED US
AND JUST HOW MUCH
THEY SACRIFICED
TO KNOW THEIR
LOVE IS TIMELESS
THOUGH WE'RE
FAR AWAY AND GROWN
HELPS ME SEE
THAT I AM NEVER
ALL ALONE
'CAUSE THERE'S A
FAMILY TREE
SURROUNDING ME
REMINDING ME
THAT I DO NOT
STAND ALONE
AND IN MY
DARKEST HOUR
IN MY GREATEST
TIME OF NEED
I'M STRENGTHENED BY
THE ROOTS OF MY
FAMILY TREE
AND IF GOD SHOULD
GRANT ME CHILDREN
TO RAISE UPON
THIS EARTH
I PRAY THAT
I COULD TEACH THEM
THE MEASURE
OF THEIR WORTH
NOT IN TERMS OF MONEY
OR IN WHAT
THEY MAY ACHIEVE
BUT IN BEING
ONE MORE BRANCH
OF THE
FAMILY TREE
THERE'S A
FAMILY TREE
SURROUNDING ME
REMINDING ME
THAT I DO NOT
STAND ALONE
AND IN MY
DARKEST HOUR
IN MY GREATEST
TIME OF NEED
I'M STRENGTHENED BY
THE ROOTS OF MY
FAMILY TREE