From the recording The Love Between the Heartbeats
The Love Between Heartbeats
• A Modern Prayer in Song by Craig Hendricks *
Morning sunlight catches the dew, and a quiet moment opens into a prayer of gratitude. The Love Between Heartbeats invites us to feel the sacred within everyday life, in the earth beneath our feet, the stars above us, and the stillness between one heartbeat and the next.
Blending the warmth of neo-folk, the sweep of symphonic rock, and the spacious spirit of cosmic Americana, this ballad offers a loving prayer to the Holy Mother and Holy Sophia. At its heart is a simple remembrance: the love that created countless stars is also beating within us.
Take a breath. Let the morning linger. Allow this prayer in song to accompany your own moment of gratitude, and the love you carry into the world.
Lyrics
The Love Between Heartbeats
Craig Hendricks · 19 October 2026
Neo-Folk · Symphonic Rock · Cosmic Americana Ballad
[Intro — Fingerpicked acoustic guitar, soft piano, distant pedal steel]
Morning sunlight on the meadow,
Dewdrops shining on the grass.
I stand a little longer,
Let the quiet morning last.
[Verse 1 — Intimate vocal, warm acoustic guitar, low cello]
Would you walk with me this morning?
Would you take me by the hand?
Let me feel Your loving presence
As I walk upon this land.
Every day, another journey,
Every breath, a place to start.
Thank You, Holy Mother,
For the love within my heart.
[Pre-Chorus — Strings rise, soft harmonies enter]
Thank You, Holy Sophia.
There is more than I can say.
All these little words I offer—
Let my living be my praise.
[Chorus — Full strings, steady drums, open electric guitar]
Your love is my love,
My love belongs to You.
The love that made the countless stars
Is beating in me too.
And in the hush between heartbeats,
Before the next one starts,
Your love is there to carry me,
The stillness in my heart.
[Verse 2 — Pedal steel answers the vocal, bass and brushed drums]
From the smallest grain of sand
To the mountains rising high,
From the waters of the ocean
To the farthest stars at night,
I see Your love in all my sight,
The world beneath my feet.
I feel it moving through me
With every living beat.
[Pre-Chorus — Cello rises, vocal harmonies widen]
I love You past the reach of words,
Past all that I can name.
The love I give comes back to You,
And fills my heart again.
[Chorus — Symphonic lift, stronger drums, layered harmonies]
Your love is my love,
My love belongs to You.
The love that made the countless stars
Is beating in me too.
And in the hush between heartbeats,
Before the next one starts,
Your love is there to carry me,
The stillness in my heart.
[Bridge — Piano and voice, gradually building to full orchestra]
Beyond the farthest starlight,
Within each living cell,
Through all the life we cannot see,
Your love is here as well.
How can these hands hold so much love?
How can this heart contain
The wonder of a universe
In sunlight after rain?
Holy Mother,
Holy Sophia,
Would You walk with me?
Let the love You give so freely
Be the love that lives through me.
[Instrumental — Soaring electric guitar over strings, pedal steel, and rolling toms]
[Final Chorus — Full symphonic rock, expansive vocal harmonies]
Your love is my love,
My love belongs to You.
The love that made the countless stars
Is beating in me too.
And in the hush between heartbeats,
Before the next one starts,
Your love is there to carry me,
The stillness in my heart.
Your love is my love,
In all I touch and see.
Beyond the farthest stars You shine,
And breathe so close in me.
[Outro — Acoustic guitar and piano, strings fading into silence]
Morning sunlight on the meadow,
Dewdrops shining on the grass.
Thank You, Holy Sophia.
Thank You, Holy Mother.
Between one beat
And another—
I love You.