My Steadfast Heart (Remix)

(Soft piano chords fade in, gentle shaker rhythm)

Yeah

This one is for you

For all the times you held me down

When the world was quiet

And the nights were long

Listen

Eighteen months of shadows, eighteen months of gray

You stood right by my side through every single day

When the sickness took my spirit and the fever took the light

You were the steady candle burning through my darkest night

I remember how you whispered when I couldn't find the words

Your voice was like a melody that I had never heard

You carried all the burdens that I couldn't bear alone

You made this empty hospital feel just like our home

Oh, your love is the anchor in the middle of the gale

When my body started breaking and my heart began to fail

You didn't turn away, you didn't leave me in the rain

You washed away the sorrow, you healed the deepest pain

My beautiful wife, my life, my soul

You took all the broken pieces and you made me whole

I watched you grow so tired, yet you never let it show

You gave me all your patience, more than I could ever know

From the medicine to comfort, from the prayers to the tears

You were my brave protector for those long and lonely years

People say that marriage is for sunny days and gold

But you showed me the promise of a love that won't get old

In the silence of the room, in the way you held my hand

I finally learned the meaning of what it means to stand

Oh, your love is the anchor in the middle of the gale

When my body started breaking and my heart began to fail

You didn't turn away, you didn't leave me in the rain

You washed away the sorrow, you healed the deepest pain

My beautiful wife, my life, my soul

You took all the broken pieces and you made me whole

They say in sickness and in health, it’s just a line we say

But you lived every letter, you paved the better way

I owe you every breath, I owe you every beat

I’m standing here today because you made my life complete

Yeah, you made it complete

Oh, your love is the anchor in the middle of the gale

When my body started breaking and my heart began to fail

You didn't turn away, you didn't leave me in the rain

You washed away the sorrow, you healed the deepest pain

My beautiful wife, my life, my soul

You took all the broken pieces and you made me whole

Eighteen months and forever to go

I love you more than you’ll ever know

My rock, my heart

Thank you for choosing me

Thank you for everything

(Fade out with soft piano and strings)