[Verse]
Lord, keep my children safe
Lord, I cannot be beside them
Every minute of the day
There are places I can't follow
There are things I cannot change
So I bring them to You, Lord
And I ask You from my heart
Watch them when I'm not around
And keep them where You are
[Chorus]
Lord, keep my children safe
Keep them in Your care
Guide them when they're on their own
And meet them everywhere
Give them wisdom for their choices
Give them courage when they're afraid
Lord, keep my children safe
And guide them day by day
[Verse]
When they leave the house each morning
I don't know what they will face
Give them strength to make good choices
And surround them with Your grace
When they face a difficult moment
Help them know which way to turn
Let the lessons that I've taught them
Be the ones they always learn
[Chorus]
Lord, keep my children safe
Keep them in Your care
Guide them when they're on their own
And meet them everywhere
Give them wisdom for their choices
Give them courage when they're afraid
Lord, keep my children safe
And guide them day by day
[Bridge]
I know I cannot walk each mile
Or shield them from each storm
But I know the One who can, Lord
And I trust You to keep them strong
Wherever life may take them
Whatever they may face
Let them always find their way
Back to Your loving grace
[Chorus]
Lord, keep my children safe
Keep them in Your care
Guide them when they're on their own
And meet them everywhere
Give them wisdom for their choices
Give them courage when they're afraid
Lord, keep my children safe
And guide them day by day
[Outro]
They're precious gifts You've given me
So I place them in Your care
Lord, keep my children safe
And always meet them there
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LORD, KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE
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Oct 23, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
A parent's prayer unfolds here in plain, unadorned language, built around the admission that no mother or father can be everywhere at once. The opening verse names the hard limit directly — there are places I can't follow, things I cannot change — and the song's answer is not to grip tighter but to hand the children over to God. The chorus repeats its plea like a breath: keep them safe, keep them in Your care, guide them when they're on their own. What stands out is how specific the requests become. It isn't just protection the singer asks for but wisdom for their choices and courage when they're afraid, and the second verse adds the morning send-off, that daily moment of not knowing what a child will face. The bridge makes the surrender explicit — I cannot walk each mile or shield them from each storm — and turns on the confidence that there is One who can. The closing image of children as precious gifts placed in God's care gives the song its quiet resolution: the prayer doesn't end because the worry does, but because it has somewhere to rest.
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