[Intro - fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft cello]
[Verse 1]
The call came in the middle of the night
And the world we knew went dark without a light
Maki laid still, the machines beside her bed
And I didn't know how to hold what was ahead
[Pre-Chorus]
But then the phone rang, and the door knocked soft
And the meals appeared, and the prayers went up
You didn't wait to ask — you just showed up
[Chorus]
You were there when we couldn't stand
You were hands and feet and heart
You were there with a plate, with a call, with a text
With flowers at the door in the dark
When the ICU walls closed in around us
And fear had its grip on our name
You were the love of God with skin on
You were there — and we'll never be the same
[Verse 2]
And my father lay down a few days later
Two hospital rooms, one family trying to bloom
Luke and Chloe watching Daddy hold it all
You caught us with your prayers, every time we'd start to fall
[Pre-Chorus]
The DoorDash came, the messages poured in
Pastor prayed, the church wrapped around again
We never had to ask — you already knew
[Chorus]
You were there when we couldn't stand
You were hands and feet and heart
You were there with a plate, with a call, with a text
With flowers at the door in the dark
When the ICU walls closed in around us
And fear had its grip on our name
You were the love of God with skin on
You were there — and we'll never be the same
[Bridge - emotional lift, harmonies rise]
We saw Jesus in your eyes
In the casseroles and the lullabies
In the "I'm coming over — don't say another word"
In the silence when you just sat near
In the way you loved our children through their fear
This is what the Body's supposed to be
[Final Chorus - full band, big lift]
You were there when we couldn't stand
You were hands and feet and heart
You were there with a plate, with a call, with a text
With flowers at the door in the dark
When the ICU walls closed in around us
You carried what we couldn't carry alone
You were the love of God with skin on
You were there — and you helped us find our way home
[Outro - soft, sparse, acoustic only]
To every name we know
And every prayer we'll never know was prayed
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
[fade]