In Good Hands
The perfect song for a Baby Dedication, Baptism, or Newborn!
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About the Song
Our Baby Dedication Service was coming up (we do 2 a year at BCC) and the few songs that worked well for the service were getting well worn. I thought I’d try to write my own song for it. With a good 5 years of fatherhood behind me, I felt qualified to write about children and dedicating them to the Lord so I went to it. This is the song that resulted.
While writing the song I relied on God’s inspiration and drew from my experience as a father. Early in marriage, my wife and I faced infertility. God guided us through 2 wonderful adoption experiences. Then in February of 2009 God gave us wonderful gift of a natural conception. Our third child was born on my 30th birthday. Needless to say, it was an answer to prayer. We see our children as gifts that God has entrusted to us to care for and raise to be obedient servants of Jesus.
I have found much joy and purpose in singing this song to our newborn. I hold him and sing this to him. What a wonderful prayer God has given me to speak into my children’s lives. I pray this song will bless many more parents out there who realize the wonderful and scary task they have as a parent.
Lyrics
In Good Hands
Copyright 2009 Ben Chilcote
Who am I that God would trust
Your steps are ordered
How will I teach you how to walk
How will I teach you how to trust
Your steps are ordered
I am the only world you see
So I take you by the hand
And one day when you are grown
Through the tears and
He is longing
Our steps are ordered
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I’ve recieved emails from people who have used In Good Hands in their dedication or baptism services. Have you used the song to bless someone’s life? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment and share how In Good Hands has blessed you and your family.
Hi Ben,
I am a pastor at a church in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. We wanted a song for our son Kenan’s dedication that was quiet, reflective, and intentionally about pointing to Jesus.
I stumbled across the song on YouTube, then bought it from iTunes and made a video with it. Our church loved it, and they keep asking me who wrote the song. So I am directing them to your site. It was a blessing for us, and I hope it will be for others. One young adult woman even told me she was ‘sobbing’ (she has two little ones of her own).
Blessings,
Dave
Dave,
Thank you so much for the note! I can’t tell you how great it is to hear that this little song is connecting with other parents out there. I continue to be amazed how God has used this song to minister to others.
Blessings to you, too.
Ben
Hi Ben,
Im a single mom and I decided to dedicate my son on his 1st birthday. Ive been looking around for a while for just the right song. I am so thankful I came across this.I will play and sing this song for him. It is my prayer for him.
I pray God will continue to bless you because you have been a blessing!
Tiffani
Hi Ben,
We waited seven years for our miracle second born son to arrive. During those years our dear church friends would sit and pray with us and kept our faith going as doctors had told us that it was impossible for us to have another child. When God answered our prayers and blessed us with our beautiful son, we wanted something special to mark his dedication day. I stumbled across your song on the internet and it was just perfect. It said all the things that we were feeling and more importantly kept our focus on Jesus. We bought it via your download and made a slide show to go with it. At the beginning of Ethan Asher’s dedication we played your reflective song, and there wasn’t a dry eye in the church. We feel truly blessed and touched by your song so from the bottom of our hearts thank you.
Hi Ben! I am a mother of three and also a soloist.. I was so touched by your song that by the time i finished listening to it i was in tears. I was asked to sing for a baby dedication and i knew right away this song was the perfect one. I believe it touched everyone that heard it today and made the dedication very special. So thank you for your ministry through music. I hope you continue to be inspired by God’s wonderful love! You have touched us all.
Blessings to you and your family!
Jessica
Our God is awesome indeed! I am inspired by your story. God bless you more.
Blessings to you and to your whole family.
On Saturday May 7th 2011, I presented my 2 year old daughter Jaide Amri to our Lord and my brother is one of her godparents. At the end of the service, my pastor announced that my brother wanted to sing a song to my daughter. He started singing this song. My heart was overflowing with joy and my eyes were over flowing with tears of happiness! this is by far thee most beautifulest songs i have ever heard. Thank you so much for such touching words and music. God bless you!
Thank you so much for sharing this story! I never know where this song ends up. It amazes me so much that it is ministering to people like this. I’m glad I got to be part of this special day for you
I’m ipmsersed! You’ve managed the almost impossible.