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Rick Lee James Honors Caregivers with New Single

“Keep Watch, Dear Lord,” a poignant new single from acclaimed singer/songwriter and podcaster Rick Lee James, is now available on digital platforms. Penned and produced by James with instrumental contributions from Dove Award-winner Craig Adams, the tender piano ballad pays tribute to the care and compassion selflessly administered each day by doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals globally.

Inspired by James’ role as a chaplaincy resident at Kettering Health in Ohio, “Keep Watch, Dear Lord” is not only a song of encouragement, but an earnest prayer for God to bestow comfort and peace upon those who have embraced a sacred calling to care for the suffering, dying, and grieving.

“After a particularly difficult night when I sat by a patient’s bedside and, along with the staff, sang to him as he went home to the Lord, I read part of the Compline Prayer,”[…]