I first heard these two songs, written by Cheri Keaggy for her son Cameron and daughter Sarah, when I was in college. They are beautiful songs with such great lyrics that express exactly how Brian and I feel about how we desire to raise our children...
“Little Boy On His Knees”
He sees me in the morning,
Lifting him out of bed.
The sun comes with little warning,
A brand new day's ahead.
To the kitchen for some breakfast,
A plate of toasted bread,
A cup of milk just as expected,
Close your eyes and bow your head.
You can thank Him for anything you want to,
For the flowers and the trees
And pray, Lord Jesus, make me,
A little boy on my knees.
He's Mommy's little helper.
Learning to comb his hair.
And loves his baby sister,
Though he doesn't always share.
A quarter in the bucket,
A memory verse or two,
Although he may not know it,
He's beginning to follow You.
You can thank him for anything you want to,
For your Daddy and for me.
And pray, Lord Jesus, make me,
A little boy on my knees.
As we teach our Son to serve the Lord, in every way,
Lord the most important thing is this that we now pray,
Lord, we thank you for everything you give us,
but most importantly,
We pray Lord Jesus, make our Son a little boy on his knees.
Lord we thank you for everything you give us,
but most importantly
We pray, Lord Jesus, make our Son,
A little boy on his knees.
We pray that someday he'll become,
A young man on his knees.
“Beautiful Little Girl”
Beautiful little girl
Discovering all the world
I wonder what she'll be
Will she take after her Daddy or Me
Careful to hold her hand
And help her understand
How much we love her so
And how much we'd like
To help her to grow
Into a woman who loves her Maker
And who knows what she's living for
So that nothing can harm
Or take her from You
For a woman who loves her Maker
Has a quality you can see
That will certainly mold and shape her
Into the woman she's meant to be
Beautiful little girl
Adorning a lovely smile
Eager to learn to fly
There's almost nothing
She wouldn't try
Lord, help us do our part
To give her a Godly start
Teach her what she must learn
And guide her
Until she's ready to turn
Into a woman who loves her Maker
And who knows what she's living for
So that nothing can harm
Or take her from You
For a woman who loves her Maker
Has a quality you can see
That will certainly mold and shape her
Into the woman she's meant to be
Beautiful little girl
Discovering all the world
I wonder what she'll be
Serving her Maker faithfully
