[Intro — Call & Response]
Leader: Hallelujah, we remember, we hold on tight
Choir: Hallelujah! We lift our voice, we praise tonight
(Organ swells — gentle clapping)
[Verse 1 — For My Wife]
In the morning light, by the kitchen window she would pray,
Her laughter spilled like sunlight, turning gray skies into day.
She hummed our favorite hymn while the coffee filled the air,
A worn scarf on the chair, her Bible open there.
My wife — the way she’d bend to bless the little things,
The quiet Sunday mornings, the comfort that she brings.
I miss her gentle whisper, the way she called my name,
Her faith taught me to stand, her love like steady flame.
[Pre-Chorus — Call & Response]
Leader: Can I feel her hand? Can I hear her song?
Choir: Yes you can, yes you can — her spirit carries on!
Leader: I lift my hands, I lift my voice today,
Choir: We lift our hands, we lift our voice — Lord lead the way.
[Chorus — Hook]
Forever in our hearts — my wife, my brother, you shine like the dawn,
Guiding us from heaven's light, your love keeps carrying on.
Though the days feel heavy and the nights can steal my sleep,
Your songs, your jokes, your Sunday prayers — in my heart I keep.
(Choir tag: Hallelujah — we lift our voice!)
[Verse 2 — For My Brother]
He held a worn leather jacket and a laugh that broke the rain,
Taught me how to throw a line, how to stand up through the pain.
Backyard barbecues and the radio turned loud,
A stubborn grin, a reckless dare — he stood so tall and proud.
My brother — protector, the first hand that made me brave,
Shared jokes about the future, a promise that he gave.
I hear him in the chorus of that old gospel tune,
A shoulder in the midnight, a light beneath the moon.
[Pre-Chorus — Leader with Choir]
Leader: When I falter, who will lift me from the ground?
Choir: Your memories will lift you — their love will hold you 'round.
Leader: I lift my voice and I call out in prayer,
Choir: We lift our voice, we lift our hands — God meets us there.
[Bridge — Spoken Testimony into Prayer]
(Spoken, tender — then sung)
I stand here with these memories like stars against the night.
I testify — they taught me courage, they taught me how to fight
For faith, for family, for the promise of the day.
Lord, cradle my wife, shelter my brother in Your holy way.
(Sung) In every trial, in every breath, Your mercy is our song,
We trust Your arms, we trust Your plan — with You we still belong.
[Choir Response]
Choir: Hallelujah, we trust in You! (We lift our voice!)
Choir: Hallelujah, we trust in You! (We lift our hands!)
[Final Chorus — Key Lift / Full Choir]
(Moderator: Key change — choir harmony lifts)
Forever in our hearts — my wife, my brother, you shine ever bright,
Leading us with heaven's fire, wrapped in everlasting light.
Though we miss you every morning and we pray the night away,
Your laughter, your prayers, your morning songs — in our souls they stay.
(Choir: Forever in our hearts — forever you will be)
[Tag — Choir & Leader Interplay]
Leader:
