After I wrote, ‘For Such a Time As This’ which talked about women, I wanted to write a song that talked about men.
I knew it would be about Aaron, the brother of Moses and Hyrum, the brother of Joseph Smith. One line kept coming to me over and over, “With courage born by generations, I will boldly stand.” I wanted the message to be that when things get hard, we hold on tighter. We don’t quit. So I tried to be careful with my words.
I started this song on October 19, 2020. The words and melody came pretty quickly, but the accompaniment has taken time. I usually do a flowy left hand, but I wanted this one to be firm and strong.