Ruth's Prayer - Patty Griffin

A love story . . . This song was written for the soundtrack of "Billy, The Early Years" and can be purchased from ITunes. It's based on a prayer Ruth had written for the husband she would want God to giver her, should He giver her one. It was set to music by Alan Jackson. Ruth's Prayer: "Lord, he must be so tall that when he's on his knees he reaches all the way to heaven. His shoulders must be broad enough to bear the burden of a family. His lips must be strong enough to smile, firm enough to say no, and tender enough to kiss. His love must be so deep that it takes its stand in Christ and so wide that it takes in a whole lost world. He must be active enough to win souls, big enough to be gentle, great enough to be thoughtful, and his arms must be strong enough to carry a little child."