Front Porch Prayer
by Scott Muir
Lyrics
Verse 1
Lord, I been wide awake
Down by the kitchen sink
Fixing my hands on work
Trying not to overthink
I don’t need gold or fame
Just one sweet soul by me
Someone with a gentle laugh
And a love that’s strong and free
Pre-Chorus
I’m asking You tonight
Send me what my heart can’t find
A woman with a steady hand
And a holy kind of mind
Chorus
Give me a beautiful wife
Give me a beautiful wife
One who knows my sorrow
And stays when the weather bites
Give me a beautiful wife
Give me a beautiful wife
Someone to hold me up
Someone to open up the Bible
Verse 2
She’d know when I’m coming undone
By the look behind my eyes
Pull me in close on hard days
When I don’t want to talk or fight
She’d read from Genesis
With that soft porch-light glow
And ask me what the Good Book means
Then let the answers grow
Pre-Chorus
I’m asking You tonight
Send me what my heart can’t find
A woman with a steady hand
And a holy kind of mind
Chorus
Give me a beautiful wife
Give me a beautiful wife
One who knows my sorrow
And stays when the weather bites
Give me a beautiful wife
Give me a beautiful wife
Someone to hold me up
Someone to open up the Bible
Bridge
If she comes with scars, I’ll honor that
If she comes with tears, I’ll learn her map
And if my faith runs thin and dry
She can point me back to You, Lord, every time
Final Chorus
Give me a beautiful wife
Give me a beautiful wife
One who knows my sorrow
And stays when the weather bites
Give me a beautiful wife
Give me a beautiful wife
Someone to hold me up
Someone to open up the Bible