Fri Oct 13, 2023 – 4:17 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — To kick off Down Syndrome awareness month, one country artist released a song about his youngest brother as an encouraging witness to parents expecting babies with the condition.
John Paul Von Arx, a singer-songwriter who grew up in Illinois and now works as the Coordinator of Worship at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, wrote “He’s Different” about his brother Sam, who has Down syndrome. The song’s official music video was intentionally released on October 1 as a message of hope and shows the beautiful gift of children with special needs.
“When I was 14, my mom told me that she was pregnant with him,” the song begins. “She and my dad were worried because the new life inside was different.”
Recalling the day Sam was born, Von Arx continues with the first chorus:
“Oh, he’s different, different than me
Oh, he’s peaceful, peaceful and free
Different than who I thought he would be
That night I learned that my brother is more than he seems”
The second verse acknowledges that while Sam “might not ever be at the top of his class” and “may not be
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