Man of His Word

In the final days of summer 1944

With just a preacher and a witness and a humble band of gold

They set out to find the future, not a penny to their name

Still with all the unknown danger, she knew her heart was safe

'Cause he was a rock, he was the one that she ran to

And when he said the words forever

She knew that it was true, he wasn't a saint

But he was saint enough for her, he was a man, a man of his word

In the final days of summer 1964

He found a family undivided, divided on the war

Turning son against his elder, debating wrong and right

He was the image of his father, though they would not see eye to eye

Still he was a rock, he was the one the boy ran to

'Cause when he said the words, 'I love you'

He knew that it was true, and even in the worst of storms

There was an anchor in his world, he was a man, a man of his word

Clutching a strong belief in the bible

Through all the sweetness in his life

And the bitterness of war

He knew what God had made him for

In the final days of summer 1944

Surrounded by his family and the presence of the Lord

He set out to find his future, the one he'd always known

He didn't want to leave his family, but he knew deep in his soul

(Lord had called him home)

'Cause he was the rock, he was the one the man ran to

And when he said the words forever

He knew that it was true, he wasn't a saint

He is the one the saints bow to, receiving a man, a man of his word

He is the one that I run to, 'cause when he says the word, forever

I know his word is true, he isn't a saint

He is the one the saints bow to

Come to the man, the man of his word