Thank God for the Pastor's Wife

Last night my wife & I listened to a lecture by Dr. Michael A. Milton about the role of the pastor's wife in the church. Dr. Milton was full of insight and wisdom; it was a wonderful presentation.

At the end of the lecture he played & sang a song he wrote about these people known as pastors' wives. They're really amazing.

Thank God for the Pastor’s Wife

© 2008 Michael Anthony Milton

You didn’t know

The places you’d go

On the day when you said “I do”

And you’ve traveled far

To be the person you are

But leaving is so hard to do

Yes leaving is so hard to do

But with grace and with poise

You’ve withstood the noise

Of the wounded

who cry at your door

Seeking your husband

To help them find God

It seems like there’s always one more

(Chorus)

If there’s crowns on that day

And I have my say

I’ll plead that the Lord gives you mine

For when people heard me

What they couldn’t see

Was the deepest part of my life

“Thank God for the pastor’s wife”

When I heard the call

You caught it all

The moving, the setting up new

And when your husband

hears voices

There’re few other choices

But to pray that He’s hearing aright

But you walked by faith and not sight

(Bridge)

So many times you’ve

suffered in silence

When some use

your husband in vain

And few know the costs

of following God

In the desert, in the night, in the rain

Covered dishes and circles and smiling through pain

For others see a pastor,

a prophet, a priest

But you see a husband, a dad

But the Lord heals you secretly and gives you the grace

And I’ve seen you laugh in the night at the bad

So I wrote this song

And I won’t be long

Though you deserve so much more

‘Cause people can talk but you’ve walked the walk

You faithfully stood by the door

And nudged me to preach once more

(Chorus)

If there’s crowns on that day and I have my say

I’ll plead that the Lord gives you mine

When people heard me

What they couldn’t see

Was the deepest part of my life

Thank God for the pastor’s wife

No, honey, let me say this, I’ll Thank God that you were my wife

(This song appears on the compact disc, Follow Your Call [Music For Missions, 2008).