The heart of a father,
It protects and it guides,
It teaches, it preaches,
It cares and provides.
The heart of a father,
It plants and it feeds,
It stirs up the soil,
While on bended knees.
The heart of a father,
It toils without measure
To lay up on earth
A Heavenly treasure.
The heart of a father,
It seeks not its own,
Its goal is to gain
Glory for God alone.
The heart of a father,
So strong, pure and true,
Looks after his family
As God tells him to.
The heart of a father,
May not gain man’s applause
For the heart of a father,
Seeks a Heavenly cause.
The heart of a father,
Strives not for earthly thrones,
For the heart of a father
Beats for Jesus alone.
And this heart is a refuge
For his children and wife,
For his heart is the family’s
Love, strength, and life.
—Wendy Greiner Lefko ©2004
"By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;
and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches" (Proverbs 24:3,4).