[male
vocals] (
Soft
piano
melody
swelling
into
strings)
Oh,
thirteen
years
of
mercy
Thirteen
years
of
light
Walking
side
by
side
Through
the
day
and
the
night
Gladys,
my
love,
my
heart,
my
constant
guide
For
thirteen
years
you’
ve
been
standing
by
my
side
Through
every
valley
and
through
every
mountain
peak
You’
ve
been
the
strength
within
the
words
I
speak
Your
faithfulness
is
like
a
steady,
flowing
stream
You’
re
the
living
proof
of
every
hopeful
dream
I
look
at
you
and
see
the
favor
of
the
Lord
A
promise
kept,
a
heart
that’
s
beautifully
restored
Oh,
thank
You
for
the
grace
of
thirteen
years
For
drying
up
the
rain
and
all
the
tears
For
the
joy
that
blooms
inside
our
home
today
For
the
life
You’
ve
blessed
in
such
a
mighty
way
Gladys,
my
queen,
my
soul
is
filled
with
praise
For
the
love
we’
ve
found
in
these
thirteen
years
of
days
And
look
at
the
heritage
that
heaven
sent
our
way
Little
Darius,
our
sunshine
every
single
day
Then
Samuel,
a
gift
of
grace
and
pure
delight
And
Evidence,
our
miracle
burning
ever
bright
Our
home
is
filled
with
laughter,
love,
and
holy
sound
With
these
three
jewels,
our
happiness
is
truly
found
I
honor
you,
my
wife,
for
all
you’
ve
sacrificed
For
being
the
vessel
where
our
love
is
baptized
Oh,
thank
You
for
the
grace
of
thirteen
years
For
drying
up
the
rain
and
all
the
tears
For
the
joy
that
blooms
inside
our
home
today
For
the
life
You’
ve
blessed
in
such
a
mighty
way
Gladys,
my
queen,
my
soul
is
filled
with
praise
For
the
love
we’
ve
found
in
these
thirteen
years
of
days
It’
s
not
just
by
our
hand,
it’
s
by
the
hand
of
God
Leading
us
surely
through
the
paths
we’
ve
trod
From
year
one
to
thirteen,
the
blessing
has
grown
Into
the
greatest
love
I’
ve
ever
known (
Rising,
building
instrumentation)
Stronger
than
before,
deeper
than
the
sea
Gladys,
you
are
heaven’
s
best
gift
to
me!
Oh,
thank
You
for
the
grace
of
thirteen
years
For
drying
up
the
rain
and
all
the
tears
For
the
joy
that
blooms
inside
our
home
today
For
the
life
You’
ve
blessed
in
such
a
mighty
way
Gladys,
my
queen,
my
soul
is
filled
with
praise
For
the
love
we’
ve
found
in
these
thirteen
years
of
days
Thirteen
years
and
forever
more
to
go
With
Darius,
Samuel,
Evidence
in
the
glow
My
Gladys,
my
love,
my
wife,
my
heart
In
God’
s
own
grace,
we’
ll
never
fall
apart (
Fading
out
with
strings
and
gentle
piano)
Thirteen
years
of
grace…
Amen. (
Fading
out
with
strings
and
gentle
piano)
Thirteen
years
of
grace…
Amen.