You Taught Me How to Rise

I see your smile in morning skies Where golden light begins to rise The shadows fade the doubt is gone You gave me strength to carry on I hear your voice in quiet peace A melody that will not cease Though time has moved you're not behind You live in hope I've come to find You showed me how to brave the night To fight with love to walk in light Each fall became a chance to grow You planted seeds the soul can sow When storms would break the world in two You whispered this won't shatter you And now I stand arms open wide With all you gave still deep inside And I will carry you I will carry you In rising sun and skies of blue You're in the laughter I release The steady beat beneath my peace You shine in everything I do A silent force that pulls me through You're not just past you are the flame That helps me rise and try again I found your note beside the frame Your words still warm still speak my name They lift me like the morning breeze They turn my fear into gentle ease You taught me how to dance with grace To stand with joy in any place Your love was not just meant to stay It lives in me it leads the way I see your strength in every line The echoes now are fully mine This world is bright because you were A guiding light that still endures So I will carry you I will carry you Through open fields and skies of blue You're in the wind that lifts my wings The hope that makes the silence sing I chase the dawn you helped me see A world reborn inside of me You're not just gone you've multiplied You're in the stars that fill my stride You're still the breath I draw with pride The truth I hold the tears I've dried You're in each dream I realize You taught me how to rise