Daddy
James Gilbert Martin
January 21, 1928-March 12, 1996
I've let him down before.
Broke His heart, don't know what for.
And yet to me He's still the same
He's faithful and He'll never change.
And I know He'll never take His love away.
He'll never leave me. I know how much He loves me. He'll always stand beside me, even when I fall.
He'll be there to defend me; when I'm wrong forgive me. He'll never hold my past against me. But He'll be there when I call.
I'll never be lonely, when the nights get long He'll hold me. He promised He'd be with me and that's how I know He will never leave me.
He will never leave me.
I found Him to be a friend. Time after time and then again.
I know the seasons may come and go.
But His love's like a river, it always flows.
So I know He'll never turn and walk away....
He'll never leave me. I know how much He loves me. He'll always stand beside me, even when I fall.
He'll be there to defend me; when I'm wrong forgive me. He'll never hold my past against me. But He'll be there when I call.
I'll never be lonely, when the nights get long He'll hold me. He promised He'd be with me and that's how I know He will never leave me.
He will never leave me.
(He'll Never Leave Me by Kathy Tricoli)