[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus]

"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"

[Verse 3]

Well, thirty years have come and gone since that time

And I can still see my grandma's face in my little boy's eyes

And you will find me tonight somewhere down on my knees

As I whisper a prayer that was once prayed for me

[Chorus]

"Jesus, the Keeper of this life

You are my refuge, my Savior, my Guide

Watch over my little girl tonight

And guard her every footstep

As she travels this life

And in some quiet moment

Draw her to Your side

That she may come to know You, Jesus

As I have come to know You, Jesus

The Keeper of this life"