Sometimes it's hard to understand

what a Fireman has to gain

Spending so much time at the station

while his family time seems to wane.

They often hold meeting after meeting,

training sessions here and there;

Work details and fundraisers too,

tension is often felt in the air.

"Lord, help us please to understand

just what it's all about,"

And with those words He told us all

beyond a shaddow of a doubt;

For it happened on a Saturday morn

when the firemen received a call,

Where a man suffered from electrocution

12,000 volts, they say in all.

As I arrived, I saw him there

draped lifelessly across the tower,

God only Your love can give them strength

in this crucial hour.

While two men held him so he wouldn't fall

and another man took control,

They risked their own for another man's life

and by God's grace they attained their goal;

For it was only a matter of time till they lowered him

where on a back-board he was bound,

And with numerous hands he was lowered again

to an Ambulance Crew on the ground.

From that point on the firemen had done

all they were able to do,

And as I watched I couldn't help but feel

the pain they too, had been through.

There isn't enough training that prepares them

for what life has in store,

I pray Dear God You,ll prepare their hearts

each time they pass through the station's doors;

A place where lives are being transformed

for what a Fireman's called to do,

Where Faith's increased and hearts made strong

for the trials they must go through.

And the next time they're called to duty God

for meetings, training, or to save a persons property or life,

Please give us Strength, Love, and Hope it takes

to be a Fireman's Wife.