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The Keeper
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The Keeper was released on January 1, 1990 by EMI CMG as a part of the album Pure and Simple
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1990
LabelEMI CMG
LanguageEnglish
BPM157
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Lyrics

A big black book in her small fragile hands
The words she read I was too young to understand
Between the "Thee's" and "Thou's" and the "Verilies"
I watched my grandma live the truth in front of me
A little boy wakes from a dream in the night
Runs down the hall to where she left on the light
But I stopped when I saw her down on her knees
Where she prayed every night for me, in a whisper I heard
"Jesus, the Keeper of this life
You are my refuge, my Savior, my Guide
Watch over this little one tonight
And guard his every footstep
As he travels this life
And in some quiet moment
Draw him to Your side
That he may come to know You, Jesus
As the Keeper of this life"
Twenty years have come and gone since that time
And I can still see my grandma's face in my little boy's eyes
You will find me tonight somewhere down on my knees
As I whisper a prayer that was once prayed for me
You will hear me say
"Jesus, the Keeper of this life
You are my refuge, my Savior, my Guide
Watch over these little ones tonight
Guard their every footstep
As they travel this life
And in some quiet moment
Draw them to Your side
That they may come to know You, Jesus
As the Keeper
"Ooh
Jesus, Keeper of this life
You are my refuge, my Savior, my Guide
Watch over the little ones tonight
Guard their every footstep
As they travel this life
And in some quiet moment
Draw them to Your side
That they may come to know You, Jesus
As I have come to know You, Jesus
Let them come to know You, Jesus
The Keeper of this life"
Written by: Steven Curtis Chapman

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