There Has To Be More | Country Gospel Song for Grief & Hope (Mark 12)

A Catholic Country Gospel Reflection for anyone grieving or missing a loved one in heaven, inspired by Mark 12:18-27. "There Has To Be More" is a country gospel song of grief, faith, and hope in the resurrection: "He is not the God of the dead, but of the living." (Mark 12:27) 📖 Scripture: Mark 12:18-27 (Douay-Rheims) "He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err." (Mark 12:27) When the Sadducees tried to trap Jesus with a question about the resurrection, He answered that God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: the God of the living. This song sits with a widow five winters after her husband's death, his coat still hanging by the door, and finds that same promise: love this strong was never made to end at the grave. If you are carrying grief today, you are not alone. There has to be more, and in Christ there is. Chapters: 0:00 Intro – There Has To Be More 0:13 Verse 1 – His coat still hangs beside the door 1:03 Pre-Chorus – Everybody's got an answer 1:21 Chorus – There has to be more 1:56 Verse 2 – Sunday morning, back pew seat 2:37 Pre-Chorus – Maybe what we cannot see 2:55 Chorus – More than a name carved into stone 3:25 Bridge – Heaven leaves a crack of light 3:56 Final Chorus – I'm convinced we're headed home 4:42 Outro – A peace moving through the dark Lyrics: [Verse 1] His coat still hangs beside the door Though it's been five winters or more Some folks say I oughta clear the room Like time can sweep away the truth The porch still creaks the way it did When he'd come home and kiss the kids Now the nights stretch long and cold And silence feels a hundred years old [Pre-Chorus] Everybody's got an answer For what they think I oughta do But none of them are standing In these worn-out boots [Chorus] 'Cause there has to be more Than a name carved into stone More than pictures in a box And an empty house alone Love don't feel this strong Just to disappear and fade If it was real enough to change my life There has to be more than the grave [Verse 2] Sunday morning, back pew seat Watching sunlight cross the stained glass beams I thought about the years we shared And all the prayers that brought us there The world says everything ends Dust to dust and that's the end But deep inside I felt a spark Like somebody whispering through the dark [Pre-Chorus] Maybe what we cannot see Is bigger than our eyes can know Maybe every goodbye Ain't the final road [Chorus] 'Cause there has to be more Than a name carved into stone More than pictures in a box And an empty house alone Love don't feel this strong Just to disappear and fade If it was real enough to change my life There has to be more than the grave [Bridge] I don't know all the answers I can't explain eternity But hope keeps showing up Like dawn across the fields to me And every time I say his name The fear don't hit the same It's like heaven leaves a crack of light Inside my pain [Final Chorus] There has to be more Than what these hands can hold More than all the tears I've cried And all the growing old Love was never made To end beneath the weight of stone And somewhere past the horizon I'm convinced we're headed home There has to be more And tonight I finally believe The story isn't finished Just because I cannot see [Outro] The coat still hangs beside the door But it don't break me like before There's a peace moving through the dark Like morning finding my heart 🙏 Subscribe to Country Amen for Catholic country gospel songs and daily Gospel readings to pray with anytime. Scripture: Douay-Rheims Bible (public domain), a classic Catholic English translation. Visuals are AI-generated. #ChristianCountry #CountryGospel #Grief #Heaven #Mark12