You are a gift from God

Verse 1

I had walked twelve years on my own,

And learned to make this life my home.

I thought that love had passed me by,

Then God whispered, “Try one more time.”

You had known a love and felt its loss,

Four long years had come and gone.

You thought that part of life was through,

Then God said, “I have more for you.”

Chorus

One more time, one more chance,

Two hearts placed in God’s own hands.

We thought our days of love were through,

But God was writing something new.

Through every prayer, through every sign,

He led your heart right into mine.

We almost gave up, but God knew why

He asked us both to try one more time.

Verse 2

January brought you into my life,

But I had learned to guard my heart tight.

At any sign of trouble, I was ready to run,

But you never pushed—not even once.

I watched your patience, grace and faith,

The quiet way you lived each day.

I saw God in the love you showed,

And little by little, my walls let go.

Chorus

One more time, one more chance,

Two hearts placed in God’s own hands.

We thought our days of love were through,

But God was writing something new.

Through every prayer, through every sign,

He led your heart right into mine.

We almost gave up, but God knew why

He asked us both to try one more time.

Verse 3

Before you ever asked me for my hand,

You went first to my sons like a gentleman.

Then in May, before your church that day,

You took my hand and asked me to stay.

August thirtieth, twenty-fourteen,

God joined our lives and fulfilled a dream.

My oldest walked me down the aisle,

My youngest joined our lives with a smile.

My daughter stood right by my side,

And I became your grateful bride.

Bridge

Your family opened their hearts to me,

Mine opened theirs to you.

And what began with two cautious hearts

Became a family God made new.

You’re still the calm when life gets hard,

Still the one who points me toward God.

And every night there’s something sweet—

A little piece of chocolate waiting just for me.

Final Chorus

One more time, one more chance,

Two hearts still held in God’s own hands.

Twelve years later, here we are,

And I thank Him for just where we are.

Through every season, yours and mine,

I see His fingerprints through time.

If I could go back, I’d still say yes,

To every moment God has blessed.

We thought our love stories had passed us by,

But God knew better all the while.

He saved one more love story for you and me—

And Wally, I’d choose you

one more time.