Legacy of Love

Today our family is saddened by the loss of my grandfather. He was a wonderful man who was not only a great man of faith but a man of great faith. He lived his faith each and every day and prayed for each one of us on a daily basis. He had a profound influence on my life. This song talks about the kind of man my grandfather was.

LEGACY OF LOVE

He was the kind of man that good men talk about

The way he showed his faith was how he lived it out

His hands were rough and calloused and his shoes were old and torn

and the lines that framed his smile were lines so well and deep and worn

So what will be remembered of what he left behind. What will stand the test of time...

How to love your neighbour, how to love your wife

wrap your arms around your children and pray with him each night

Thank God for all the good times cuz the good times are enough

The ties that bind will leave behind a legacy of love

He worked a second job to make the ends all meat

and somehow managed to always be there for me

He taught me how to listen, how to stand for what is right and he showed me all the things that really matter in this life.

How to love your neighbour, how to love your wife
wrap your arms around your children and pray with him each night
Thank God for all the good times cuz the good times are enough
The ties that bind will leave behind a legacy of love

As I look into the eyes of my daughters and my son

I hope I stood for something that they'll want to carry on

Life is far too short not to finally realize, it's long enough to make a difference in someone else's life

So I'm gonna love my neighbour and I'm gonna love my wife

Wrap my arms around my children and pray with them each night

Thank God for all the good things, cuz the good things are enough

The ties that bind will leave behind a LEGACY OF LOVE