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Sister's Son

from FAWM 2021 by Rev. Amy Sens

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This song comes from a family story about my mom and my cousin's future father-in-law, who wasn't super sure about the wedding until my mom came out for a visit.

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The woman came across the sea to help her sister's son
The young man found the girl he loves and wants to bring her home
Her father is against it, he might just take a stand,
And so she comes to parley: the young man's oldest aunt

Will they be strong enough, will they be wise enough
Will they have discipline, will they be kind enough
To take my daughter home
To take my daughter home?


I’m honored that you’ve come so far to meet our family
I love my daughter very much, she is so dear to me
How can I trust that she’ll be safe if I just let her go
Off to a land, a country and a people I don’t know?

Will you be strong enough, will you be wise enough
Will you have discipline, will you be kind enough
To take my daughter home?
To take my daughter home?

He looks across the table at the woman sitting there
She’s matched him drink for drink but her eyes are sharp and clear
This visit she’s been gracious, curious and free
If this is how the family is, his heart can rest at ease

Yes, they’ll be strong enough….

It’s been twenty years and more since my mother was gone
My cousin and his wife have two grown daughters of their own
But sometimes we remember my mother on that night
When she drank her way to a father’s trust and put his fears to flight

She was strong enough, she was wise enough
She had discipline, she was kind enough
To bring that daughter home
To bring that daughter home

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from FAWM 2021, released February 2, 2021

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Rev. Amy Sens Baltimore, Maryland

Rev. Amy Sens is a minister in the United Church of Christ. In her songwriting, she hopes to blend the best of traditional church music and traditional bluegrass to create something new, beautiful, and inspiring.

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