Lyrics
Verse 1
My coffee’s black
The kitchen’s cold
Just like the stories we never told
I still reach out to pour your cream
Before I wake from this heavy dream
Verse 2
The newspaper sits on your side of the wood
I read it to you, live, how I only could
But the dust just settles where you used to be
Across the table, away from me
Pre-Chorus
I’m asking the shadows
I’m asking the wall
Who, why did You take her?
Why her first of all?
Chorus
Do You have her, Lord?
In the house where the light never dies
Can You hold her close
Wipe the silver of years from her eyes?
I am lonely, I’m broken, I’m shivering here
In the silence of every passing year
But if she’s in Your arms
Safe from the rain
Then I’ll find the strength
To carry this pain
Verse 3
I see you battle, the pages are worn
That at the place where the scarcity’s born
You used to say that the best is to come
That this world is a journey, but heaven is home
Now the chair is just wood, and the room is just stone
But I feel a warmth when I’m most alone
Like a breath on my shoulder, a song in the air
You left me your face in the empty chair
Chorus (Repeat)
Do You have her, Lord?
In the house where the light never dies
Can You hold her close
Wipe the silver of years from her eyes?
I am lonely, I’m broken, I’m shivering here
In the silence of every passing year
But if she’s in Your arms
Safe from the rain
Then I’ll find the strength
To carry this pain
Bridge
Let the grace be gone away
Let the grace be the key
I know she is waiting
On the shore of the sea
I believe
Oh, I believe
Chorus (Repeat)
Do You have her, Lord?
In the house where the light never dies
Can You hold her close
Wipe the silver of years from her eyes?
I am lonely, I’m broken, I’m shivering here
In the silence of every passing year
But if she’s in Your arms
Safe from the rain
Then I’ll find the strength
To carry this pain
Outro
One cup today
But I’ll see you at dinner
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Do You Have Her, Lord?” by Gravel & Grace is a country song of widowhood told through household details. The singer pours coffee in a cold kitchen, still reaches to pour cream, and reads the newspaper aloud to an empty chair. The opening questions are blunt: why was she taken first, and is she with God?
The chorus is a prayer. It asks whether God holds her close in a house where the light never dies and wipes the silver of years from her eyes, which is close to Revelation 21:4. The singer admits being lonely and broken, yet says that if she is safe in God’s arms, there will be strength to carry the pain. That kind of hope recalls 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 and Psalm 34:18.
The bridge turns to belief: grace is the key, and the singer knows she is waiting on the shore. The last lines, “One cup today, but I’ll see you at dinner,” end with a quiet promise of reunion.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 21:4 God will wipe away every tear
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 Grieving with hope
- Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted