Intro
There are trees that simply exist,
and then there are Oaks…
Verse1
Oaks root themselves deeply,
stretch upward and outward,
as guides toward the Light.
Trees that stand firm through seasons
that would break lesser things.
A place people gather beneath
without even realizing why.
Every resilient family needs an Oak.
Chorus
Oaks become the Foundation…
Shelter…
Respite…
Home…
for generations.
A steady presence strong enough
to hold others,
while helping guide the rest.
Our family was blessed with an Oak.
Verse 2
Rooted in faith and truth,
clothed in leaves of strength and dignity,
living her life with outstretched branches
that offer unconditional love and support
for family, friend, and neighbor,
she becomes the place people return to.
Every resilient family needs an Oak.
Chorus
Oaks become the Foundation…
Shelter…
Respite…
Home…
for generations.
A steady presence strong enough
to hold others,
while helping guide the rest.
Our family was blessed with an Oak.
Verse 3
And like the rings of a tree trunk that mark her years,
she has become the keeper of traditions,
holidays, birthdays, laughter, memories
For she knows that long after years pass,
it is the moments remembered that keep a family rooted in who they were, while they grow into who they are becoming.
Every resilient family needs an Oak.
Chorus
Oaks become the Foundation…
Shelter…
Respite…
Home…
for generations.
A steady presence strong enough
to hold others,
while helping guide the rest.
Our family was blessed with an Oak.
Verse 4
When uncertainty spreads,
she becomes the place people return to.
She bends when she must, but she does not break.
And those whose lives she welcomes into hers, remember her long after the seasons have passed.
Oaks become the Foundation…
Shelter…
Respite…
Home…
for generations.
A steady presence strong enough
to hold others,
while helping guide the rest.
Bridge
Our family is blessed with an Oak.
Final chorus
Rooted in faith and truth,
clothed in leaves of strength and dignity,
living her life with outstretched branches
Loving our family endlessly
Final chorus
Oaks become the Foundation…
Shelter…
Respite…
Home…
for generations.
A steady presence strong enough
to hold others,
while helping guide the rest.
Our oak is our Whitney
