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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Bare boards
Plain room
A wooden chair
An open Book
They wrote of graves and glory
With ink that shook
They stared at dust
Called dust by name
Laid every idol down in shame
They wept like death was at the door
And loved You more
[Chorus]
Teach my heart to count my days
Like the Puritans who knelt and prayed
Let the weight of death
Drive me to Your side
In the shadow of the grave
There’s a brighter morning on the way
For the ones who sleep
And wake in Jesus Christ
[Verse 2]
They walked through plagues and empty streets
With psalms for songs
With worn-out feet
They dug the holes
They named the loss
Yet clung with joy to rugged cross
They carved on stones
“Here lies my sin
For Christ has died and Christ will win”
They tasted tears and still could sing
Of coming spring
[Chorus]
Teach my heart to count my days
Like the Puritans who knelt and prayed
Let the weight of death
Drive me to Your side
In the shadow of the grave
There’s a brighter morning on the way
For the ones who sleep
And wake in Jesus Christ
[Bridge]
This breath is brief
These bones will break
This field is sown
For Your awake
We plant our dead
Like precious seed (oh Lord)
And wait for You
To call them free
[Chorus]
Teach my heart to count my days
Like the Puritans who knelt and prayed
Let the weight of death
Drive me to Your side
In the shadow of the grave
There’s a brighter morning on the way
Every saint who dies
Will rise in Jesus Christ
Details
GeneratedFeb 20, 2026
Duration3:02
LanguageEnglish
Style
folk, Warm fingerpicked acoustic guitar, subtle upright bass, and soft organ pad under intimate male vocals. Verses stay hushed and close-mic’d, breathing in the spaces; chorus blooms with stacked harmonies and gentle tambourine. Bridge swells with a simple group-voice singalong, then drops back to a single guitar and voice for the final line, leaving a lingering, reverent hush., acoustic
Credits
Prompt byDust_and_Ashes
ModelAria v5
Prompt
An acoustic song about both the soberness of death and the hope of eternal life for those found in Jesus Christ. Use the Puritans as examples of both the seriousness and joy to be found here.
