This song has a history to it, written originally on November 8, 2012. This was early on in my process of therapy when I was just beginning to realize very difficult things in my past, in my childhood. The loss of my young brother, Michael Joseph, when I was not quite four years old (born on August 8, 1960, died August 9 – the next day) stood out in my mind and moved me to write these lyrics. It was some years later that I questioned my sister about details of Michael Joseph’s short life. She wrote me what she had gathered from conversations with our older brother, that “none of the children visited the hospital or any (funeral) service, it was just a sad time for them (my parents) to come home with empty arms”. Singing this song continues to serve to comfort me even when there is little to hold on to from the short life of my young brother –
The Link: Cradled in His Arms – YouTube
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